Blogs from Prince Edward Island, Canada, North America - page 2

As we came into port the coastline was lined with people as this was the maiden voyage a Disney cruise ship has berthed in PEI. We were extremely lucky to dock at the wharf this morning as the tide was very low. Thankfully Captain Mickey decided to take a chance. There was a small delay for going ashore as they had to modify the gangways this meant our onboard time was extended by 1 hour ... more shopping time for us. I’d booked us onto a private Anne of Green Gables tour with Harry through Duncan’s Tours. We were greeted by a Canadian Mounty and a Anne Shirley lookalike as we came ashore. We located Harry in the Cruise Terminal, which was full of shops with a craft market. As we headed out of town Harry ... read more

Today is New Brunswick Day (the first Monday in August) which is a day off for many. We aren’t really sure what NB day is – but discovered that everywhere in Canada has this day as a holiday – some call it Civic Day, others after their province, one after a person. Canada Day is July 1, so this isn’t their national independence day, but as it is the same date nationwide it can’t be a province anniversary. So, just a day set aside to celebrate your province! But they were handing out Canada 150 flags – celebrating Canada’s 150th We started with a walk of the bog in Kouchi, which included a tower to view the area. We hoped to see moose, but didn’t. We went to Callander’s Beach and visited the Migmag wigwams. To ... read more

I woke up to sun sun sun, clear blue sky, yipeee I shared my bagels, smoked salmon and cream cheese for breakfast with Suzie & Jerry, and Kitty the lovebird that eats with the family ! He had a little nibble of bagel ? I had asked Suzie could she recommend any nice gardens to stroll around, and she said she'd wanted to visit one that had been recommended to her but she'd never found the time to go, so I was the perfect excuse to down tools and visit. She drove us there and it was a HUGE garden that is managed by a husband and wife and 2 gardeners ...... god knows how they do it. Anyway we wandered around a trail of different gardens, the sun was beating down so it was gorgeous, ... read more

Geo: 46.1957, -63.3318First order of business today was to visit Charlottetown which we had previously bypassed. The weather prediction was for rain today but it turned out not to be the case. However, like many days here in the Maritimes it is windy.Province House (the birthplace of Confederation is under renovation) so we unfortunately did not get a chance to go inside. Also, the Confederation exhibit in the Arts Centre was closed on Sundays.Down the street is St. Dunstan's Basilica. We didn't get a chance to walk around inside the church due to Sunday services.As we were walking we noticed a quaint entry to what appeared to be a hotel. We went in to look at the lobby. The receptionist was very obliging and told us about the hotel which actually occupies many buildings and has ... read more

Geo: 46.1957, -63.3318The drive from Kentville to Caribou took about 2.5 hours with very variable weather - cloudy with periods of drizzle. Caribou is where you catch a ferry to PEI.There is a ferry and a bridge to PEI. You do not pay to go there but you do pay to leave. We were told the return ferry cost is $76 for vehicle including passengers and the bridge is cheaper. The ferry crossing was 75 minutes. You will notice that the sign says the cost is subsidized by the Feds. However, BC Ferry ships are much nicer.Boarding the ferry was a bit of a shock. You enter on one level where the larger vehicles are parked. From there, some cars go up ramps to an upper level. Other cars including us go down a ramp to ... read more