Blogs from Prince Edward Island, Canada, North America - page 4

June 2 Thursday, between O'Leary and Waterford The day began well with two soft boiled eggs and good conversation with the other guests staying at the Willowgreen B&B. The couple from Germany who were on a two week trip to P.E.I. showed me their ‘Pink Dream’ room. The last thing to bring to the van was the cooler. Imagine my astonishment when the whirring of the little fan was inaudible. The cigarette lighter socket was dead. The radio was also not letting itself be heard. All the plugs were checked. All the wires were inspected. With trepidation I returned to the Canadian Tire Store. Perhaps the mechanic has inadvertently dislocated a wire when he took the steering apart. The garage manager instructed the mechanic on duty to check the fuses. A number 20 was needed to ... read more

May 31 Tuesday On the last day of May I drove out of Nova Scotia via the Confederation Bridge. I went first to the Masstown Market for breakfast and blogging time. Cheese on an English muffin with sausage and cheese plus coffee cost $6 …cheaper than Macs and just as good if not moresucculent. By the time I was finished publishing the place was filling up fast. Some people were having chowder for brunch. Highway 4 heads towards Amherst and then The Bridge. The getting was good until the van began making load grinding noises at every turn. Stopping at a gas station and asking for directions to the closest mechanic the van headed for Oxford. I was just a little more than worried and anxious. Finally found the garage. With great expectations I tried the ... read more

Day 5 - Monday, May 9, 2016 - At Sea - Weather forecast: rain - temperature: 6°C/43°F - actual: temperature 2°C/36°F - in the morning we had snow showers -wind 40 knots - 8 Beaufort The clocks moved forward overnight one hour which when you have a sea day doesn’t really impact your routine too much. The weather was the major topic of the day with the heavy cold winds and the appearance of snow this morning. Some of our fellow passengers from regions further south were not accustomed to seeing snow. The Captain during one of his presentations today welcomed us to the Antarctic. He had recently been commanding a vessel that had operated in that region over our winter - their summer period. Sea days = a great many activities, if you want to ... read more

Welcome to the potato capitol of Canada! It was really weird seeing all the red soil and sand. Driving across confederation bridge to get into PEI was an experience on itself...but not looking forward to paying about $50.00 to go back on it and get to New Brunswick. The first day we visited the local Community Living then toured around looking at all the natural beauty of PEI. The second day it was spent at Anne of Green Gables. We toured the house that inspired the novel and walked the Lover's Lane trail and the Haunted Woods trail. It was one of Tabi's dreams to come here and it came true. Interesting fact there are no bears, deer or moose on the Island. An interesting guy from Parks Canada told us a bunch of interesting facts ... read more

Geo: 46.2365, -63.1282Day 6Following breakfast (lobster benedict), Patrick and I took a stroll around Charlottetown and attended Mass at St. Dunstan's, a lovely Gothic basilica built in 1907.This afternoon we headed to Prince Edward Island National Park located on the north shore of PEI, along the Gulf of Saint Lawrence. It's the third most visited park in Canada, after Banff and Jasper.There are beautiful dunes and soft-to-the-touch, small-grained sand. We stopped at a lobster dock, where Allison spent time teaching us about lobsters and lobster fishing. Among her facts:1. Lobsters shed their shells (molt) in order to grow.2. Lobsters were once considered a poor man's seafood. 3. Fishermen throw back lobsters that are too small or too big or breeding.4. Lobsters can dine on other lobsters, which is why their claws have bands i... read more