Blogs from Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada, North America - page 5

Another short day turned long by bad biking conditions... There was not much in the way of restaurants near the motel we stayed at last night. Luckily the motel itself had a restaurant where we planned to eat breakfast, and we were told upon checking in that it opened at 7am. So at 7am we were outside the door, wondering why the lights were off. We went back to our room to finish up any last details and get completely ready to go, and then came back at about 7:20. Still nothing, so we rang the night doorbell. Upon answering, a sleepy looking man let us know that on SUNDAYS, breakfast didn't start until 8. Too bad, that's an extra hour of sleep that we could have had. We might have felt bad about waking him ... read more

So Wecolme back to our amazing adventure. We left off last time when Rene and I were on our way to the Maritimes. August 28, 2010 we rode from Riviere du Loup on to New Brunswick. Amanda had e-mailed us to tell us to check out a place called Hopewell Rocks. We thought we would probably camp somewhere along the way and make it there the following morning. On our way to Hopewell Rocks we took a little back road that took us along the river. In Hartland New Brunswick we came across the "Longest covered Bridge in the World". The bridge is 1282 feet long. What a cool and unexpected discovery. Well we got going after the bridge and there really wasn't a ton of stuff to see on the way, so we ended up ... read more

After leaving the ferry at North Sydney, we drove down Cape Breton, crossed the causeway, and picked up Highway 104 heading east. At Westville, we turned north and drove to Caribou where we drove aboard the MV Holiday Island. It takes about an hour and a half to make the crossing over to Wood Islands on Prince Edward Island. After leaving the ferry, we drove to Charlottetown. Charlottetown is the largest city on the island and an attractive one at that. With a population of around 60,000, it's the provincial capital of Prince Edward Island. It was named for Queen Charlotte, wife of King George III. The good king gained fame in history as being on the throne when the American colonies revolted. This led to the Revolutionary War and independence for the colonies and eventually ... read more

Hi all! Sorry it's been awhile since last entry. Takes a bit of time which we don"t always have. We have since been to Truro NS, Halifax, Wolfville and last nite was Charlottetown PEI. I should do this more often because it is starting t o become a blur! Thank God for pictures! Halifax was beautiful. We had an awesome seafood dinner at the 5 Fishermen downtown overlooking the Celebration site. This was a huge party. Hank and I went for a long walk down the main drag. Very pretty at nite. We left Halifax the next day. On to Wolfville. Arrived in New Minas where our room was. A far cry from the Delta in Halifax, but people were great and we are having fun regardless. Ian, Paul, Hank and I took a cab into ... read more

Charlottetown, capital of Prince Edward Island (PEI) is a charming little city of around 35,000 folks. PEI consists of rolling, seemingly manicured green fields, rich brown red soil and even red beaches. Anna enjoyed visiting Green Gables where Lucy Maud Montgomery drew inspiration for her famous books. In the evening we sat outside in balmy weather at a local pub, and were balladeered by a local guitar player who enjoyed playing my songs as we are of about the same vintage (21+). Kevin is an entertainer by night, remote IBM worker by day (the only one on PEI he told us). We also visited Cows, supposedly the #1 ice cream shop in Canada, if not the world. Alas the jury's out on that.... read more