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August 4th 2022
Published: August 9th 2022
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”<em style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%!;(MISSING)"> Dave has pleasant childhood memories of going camping at age 14 with his father on Prince Edward Island. From early in our marriage, I’ve heard his reminiscences. It was a joy to experience this location with Dave.” Merry Jo There are times when you gather your expectations, only to see them exceeded by what is conceivably som... Read Full Entry



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Dave and Merry Jo Binkley
D MJ Binkley
D MJ Binkley
Photographers, divers, writers, foodies, chefs and music enthusiasts. Travelers' Century Club Members: 12/2023. MJ 107 and Dave 104. We appreciate your feedback and if you like our stories we would appreciate it if you follow our blog. We live on North Hutchinson Island, Florida. If you are in Florida please send us a private message as we would love to meet you. Two retired nurses who are passionate about traveling the world. Our love of travel, meeting new people and experiencing new cultures will hopefully take us to wonderful plac... full info
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Dave & Chuck goofing aroundDave & Chuck goofing around
Dave & Chuck goofing around
Greenwich DunesGreenwich Dunes
Greenwich Dunes
Hiking to the DunesHiking to the Dunes
Hiking to the Dunes
Sandy BeachesSandy Beaches
Sandy Beaches
End point of the dunes hike
Fields of colorFields of color
Fields of color
We love Prince Edward Island
The Boat House Harbor EateryThe Boat House Harbor Eatery
The Boat House Harbor Eatery
Seafood Chowder!!Seafood Chowder!!
Seafood Chowder!!
Blueberry CrispBlueberry Crisp
Blueberry Crisp
One false step and.....One false step and.....
One false step and.....
Cute fishing boatsCute fishing boats
Cute fishing boats
Martha enjoying the cool watersMartha enjoying the cool waters
Martha enjoying the cool waters
Swimming area at Basin HeadSwimming area at Basin Head
Swimming area at Basin Head
Shrimp, Scallop & Haddock SaladShrimp, Scallop & Haddock Salad
Shrimp, Scallop & Haddock Salad
The Pilot House Restaurant
The local brews are tasty!The local brews are tasty!
The local brews are tasty!
Downtown CharlottetownDowntown Charlottetown
Downtown Charlottetown
PE Island
The locals seem to enjoy the cold waterThe locals seem to enjoy the cold water
The locals seem to enjoy the cold water
Strolling in costume in Charlottetown.Strolling in costume in Charlottetown.
Strolling in costume in Charlottetown.
Another Stately HomeAnother Stately Home
Another Stately Home
Creative BreakfastCreative Breakfast
Creative Breakfast
B & B
Confederation BridgeConfederation Bridge
Confederation Bridge
Attempting one more angleAttempting one more angle
Attempting one more angle



9th August 2022

AndrewHL
Andrew Lisowski

PEI
Enjoyed your PEI blog. A beautiful and serene place. I remember traveling there by car ferry. The bridge toll is quite hefty!
9th August 2022

D MJ Binkley
Dave and Merry Jo Binkley

PEI
We enjoyed it immensely. A beautiful part of the world.
9th August 2022

Grey haired nomads
David & Janice The grey-haired-nomads

PEI
Dave and Merry Jo, Delighted that you enjoyed this lovely island which, like yourselves, left you with some very fond memories. I guess we were fortunate to have 'Winnie' our trusty RV to take us into some of the extremities and do the touristy bits. Janice just had to take me to Green Gables, a much loved book here in the UK and particularly Japan for some odd reason - perhaps it's in the school curriculum when learning English. Japanese women are a soft touch for a bit of romantic English (or is it Canadian?). To see our take on PEI: https://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/Prince-Edward-Island/blog-79511.html - but that's a long time ago!
9th August 2022

D MJ Binkley
Dave and Merry Jo Binkley

PEI
David and Janice, We will take a look at your travels. We are glad we rented a car but an RV would have made it even easier. It is a wonderful part of the world. I enjoyed the authors writing and really enjoyed the first two books…. But by the 4th one in a row I’d had my fill. Maybe I’ll get back to it at some point.
9th August 2022

bvchef
Brendan Vermillion

Busted!!
What a wonderful start to a great trip. This looks like a very fun,relaxing time with great friends, food, beer and scenery. I do love that you were busted at the house, and know I would have been right there with you. Looking forward to the next segment of this trip.
9th August 2022

D MJ Binkley
Dave and Merry Jo Binkley

Busted
We are having fun. Wish you were here! Yes, you would have been there with us getting in trouble when it happens.
9th August 2022

Amanda
non-member comment

Looks Delicious!
What a lovely area! The food looks amazing, and I had no idea they were famous for potatoes. I had only heard about PEI mussels! I wonder if the bridge is also the most expensive in the world? Seems reasonable when compared to a ferry but that is pricey.
10th August 2022

D MJ Binkley
Dave and Merry Jo Binkley

Looks Delicious!
Lobster, clams, mussels, haddock, potatoes, carrots and more are in abundance. Every restaurant has carrot cake and we’ve sampled a few. I bet it is one of the more expensive bridges to cross. Yes, cheaper than the ferry plus it is cool driving across. There is a lot of great hiking.
10th August 2022

Michael Huffman
non-member comment

carrot cake!
Every restaurant had carrot cake is reason enough to go, though it looks so clean and beautiful. Antithesis of Sicily :-)
10th August 2022

D MJ Binkley
Dave and Merry Jo Binkley

Carrot Cake!
Indeed the carrot cake would be reason enough to go. Yes, indeed the antithesis of Sicily. Miss you .... let's travel soon.
10th August 2022

DaveandIssy
Dave and Issy Sheehan

Museums
There’s a Barbed Wire Museum? Sounds like we need to add PEI to the list.
10th August 2022

D MJ Binkley
Dave and Merry Jo Binkley

Museums
The barbed wire museum is in Texas. We were adding it as an example of quirky museums. The potato museum was well done.
10th August 2022

Gary
non-member comment

PEI
Enjoyed your review of PEI and it mirrors our thoughts since we were just there in July. Just like you guys, we found everything so neat, clean and well maintained. Guess that we will have to differ on the ice cream - we thought Cow's Blueberry was some of the best ice cream we have tried.
11th August 2022

D MJ Binkley
Dave and Merry Jo Binkley

PEI
I'm glad you felt the same way we did about PEI. The Cow's was good until we ate Holman's ...... However, we didn't try the blueberry.
10th August 2022

Waddads Travel
Lori & Susan

PEI!
I very much enjoyed your PEI blog! I was born in Nova Scotia, but my family left for the west coast when I was a small child, and I've never been back to the Maritimes. I would love to see it, and PEI looks like a great place to visit.
11th August 2022

D MJ Binkley
Dave and Merry Jo Binkley

PEI
It sounds like you left when you were very young. I'd like to know what it would be like to grow up on the island. It is lovely. Hopefully, you'll have to get back to see if any memories get jogged. We really enjoyed our visit.
10th August 2022

Claudia
non-member comment

Yes, this is a place we would love!
The stories and photos have cemented the desire that we might visit one day. What a relief to be around things so well cared for. Have grown weary of the poor care and trash of many places where we live in NC.
11th August 2022

D MJ Binkley
Dave and Merry Jo Binkley

Yes, this is a place we would love!
I do hope you can make plans for PEI. So much serenity and nature. It was pleasantly startling at first to see how clean and well cared for everything was.
11th August 2022

Dr Jon
Jon Pearce

Nice entry
After reading your blog I mentally added PEI on my list of future destinations. Did I miss the photo of Ann of Green Gables house?
11th August 2022

D MJ Binkley
Dave and Merry Jo Binkley

Nice Entry
Whoops.... I didn't realize I didn't add the house. I'll go back in and add it. Nice Catch! PEI is lovely.
12th August 2022

Angeline
non-member comment

I am jealous, as usual.
It is on my bucket list. Lovely commentaries, pictures
12th August 2022

D MJ Binkley
Dave and Merry Jo Binkley

I am jealous
You would enjoy it here. The beauty is around every corner.
13th August 2022
The Potato Museum

Ake Och Emma
Ake Dahllof and Emma Holmbro

We also love quirky museums
We also love quirky museums or, as we call them, theme museums. We have seen several over the years such as a toilet museum, petrol museum, teddy bear museum and a pig museum. I just added the potato museum to the list of places we'd love to go to one day. /Ake
13th August 2022
The Potato Museum

D MJ Binkley
Dave and Merry Jo Binkley

Quirky Museums
This museum was very well done. I’m glad you are adding it to the list.
14th August 2022

Dancing Dave
David Hooper

The measure of a man when it comes to lighthouses
The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy - Martin Luther King, Jr. When I saw your blog it struck me how many lighthouses on Prince Edward Island and the potential for our 'Lighthouses of the World' thread in the Photography Forum. But due to the new servers the ability to post on the thread is presently denied. Which got me to thinking...how serene it looks from your pics...but how wild must be the sea around PE when the wind and waves are in a frenzy?
14th August 2022

D MJ Binkley
Dave and Merry Jo Binkley

The measure of a man when it comes to lighthouses
Martin Luther King Jr. was a wise man. This part of the world has and needs many, many lighthouses! The seas were calm while we were here but so many sailors lost their lives.... details in our next blog. When a nor'easter hits it wreaks havoc. As you say the winds and waves are in a frenzy.
14th August 2022
Confederation Bridge

Dancing Dave
David Hooper

Confederation Bridge
Now that's a really solid bridge...a sea wall in other ways!
14th August 2022
Confederation Bridge

D MJ Binkley
Dave and Merry Jo Binkley

Confederation Bridge
A sea wall indeed… sturdy as she comes. The ice must be amazing to see in the winter when you drive over this bridge.
22nd August 2022

Mumtraveller
Lynne Brown

Reminiscing
Lovely to read this , I was living in Ontario and in 1972 took a camping trip to PEI , so then it was a ferry and also not many people at Green Gables. I bought an ‘Anne’ doll for my then baby daughter, it’s probably in the loft ! Reading about it makes me want to take another trip there. Love the idea of a potato museum ! Thanks Dave and MJ .
22nd August 2022

D MJ Binkley
Dave and Merry Jo Binkley

Reminiscing
I’m sure you would love another trip to this part of the world. 1972 was a while ago but I doubt there are too many changes other than the crowds at the Green gables.
23rd August 2022

carol a knop
non-member comment

love your update
You peaked my interest in the Confederation Bridge so I had to look it up! I hope to make it up that way, these past few blogs have been some of my all time favorite.
24th August 2022

D MJ Binkley
Dave and Merry Jo Binkley

Love your update
Canada is amazingly beautiful and the people are so dang nice. It is a joy to travel here. You must plan yourself a trip. The Confederation Bridge is a nice piece of construction. I'd love to photo it from a drone.
25th August 2022

RENanDREW
Ren & Andrew

PE Island
I read a few of the Anne of Green Gables books when I was younger, and you're right, the middle books are a bit boring - but they get better as Anne moves into adulthood and the books become much more about her children. When I was a child I didn't realise PE Island was a real place...I now need to go back and check if Matthew Cuthbert was a potato farmer. How amazing that a whole tourist industry can spring up so many years after the books were written. Loved this blog :)
25th August 2022

D MJ Binkley
Dave and Merry Jo Binkley

PE Island
Maud Montgomery who wrote Anne of Green Gables has brought both fame and fortune to this part of the world. Maybe I’ll consider the later books after a bit of a break. Too much Anne is a bad thing.
11th September 2022

alex waring
Alexander Waring

PE Island
Wow, lovely place! I love the image of every house having manicured gardens, flower baskets, and being well-cared for. I am an outdoor lover, so I think I'd be in my element with the lighthouses, boardwalks, and 68 degree sea water! I was not one of those who knew you took it in turns to write paragraphs, but this fascinating fact will give reading your blogs a whole new meaning - trying to figure out who wrote which paragraph, lol! I just loved the sneaky photo you took in the Green Gables house and getting out of there before you got busted, lol! Must have saved you a small fortune in admission costs! Well done 😊
13th September 2022

D MJ Binkley
Dave and Merry Jo Binkley

PE Island
Indeed a lovely place. We've really enjoyed our travels to the Maritime provinces. Good luck on trying to figure out who wrote what...LOL! The cost to go onto the grounds and the museum was pretty high. We are glad we stole three minutes to grab a photo and got in and out. We were stealth like.
13th January 2023

Readingfcboi
Alan Atkinson

Quirky museums
Hey guys, I agree that quirky museums are more fun to visit! I'd definitely be interested to see the Potatoe museum; it made me chuckle, when I read you visited this place. Also lovely for Dave to share his childhood place with you Merry-Jo and for you to be able to visualize it how it really is when Dave next reminisces.
14th January 2023

D MJ Binkley
Dave and Merry Jo Binkley

Quirky museums
These weird off the beaten path museums give us a chuckle also. It was fun to see this part of the world after hearing Dave's stories for years.

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