Blogs from Prince Edward Island, Canada, North America - page 13

Day 9. Tuesday. At 4am I wake up cold. Probably because I have one. I'm 48 hours into a battle to the death with a Rhino Virus. I'm feeling fairly confident though, In my 40+ years I hav'nt lost one yet. It reminds me though to check the propane level. I am only surviving the cold nights because of the furnace. Perhaps I should get an electric heater as back-up. According to Environment Canada the weather forecast has improved. Five days of rain is now Just Thursday and Friday although it's only going to 13 today. That's pretty chilly riding at the best of times but with me having a cold... After putting on some sweats I get back to sleep around 6:45 and wake again at 10:30. Much better. I unhook the trailer for the ... read more

TRAVELOGUE Sunday, May 17, 2009 Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island Greetings from Prince Edward Island in Canada~ This morning we glided into Charlottetown harbor past the northern tip of Cape Breton Island into the Gulf of the St. Lawrence with Prince Edward Island on one side and Cape Breton on the other. You could not help but notice the ragged, red clay cliffs that dropped to the ocean below, waves crashing against them and gorgeous homes on top of the bluffs. The homes here are not as colorful as we have seen in the past two cities we visited, but they are majestic with their sprawling green lawns and sitting amongst the middle all alone on several acres of land. It was a brisk 57 degrees with cloudy skies with winds blowing about 25 to 30 knots, ... read more

My family had, as a whole, displaced themselves to Charlottetown in the early 1980s. The move from the large city of Ottawa to the much smaller city of Charlottetown brought with it some challenges. Gone were the regular routines, friends and pathways, and in their place stood ones from a smaller and more isolated place. It was here that I first remember ever having been in a used book store. In all likelihood I had been in one before. My parents were dedicated bibliophiles and books around my house were as regular to me as cable television in other households. Books had also played a large role in my upbringing as my previously noted literary minded parents put a high emphasis on their children being avid readers. So when my father happened upon a used ... read more

After looking at Fundy Bay one last time we start for Prince Edward Island or P.E.I. as the locals call it. To get to this wonderful place you have to cross a longgggggg bridge one lane each way. now when I say long.....it's long about 8 miles long without any land below. at the highest point it's about 200ft tall. The Confederation Bridge is the longest continuous marine span bridge in the world over ice-covered waters (a bridge over troubled waters). It was just built in 1997, until then the only way to reach P.E.I. is by ferries, which don't function in icy waters so well. It's a toll bridge, but they don't charge you coming in....just leaving and plenty. So once on P.E.I. we drove up to the Cavendish area and found a camp and ... read more

After our yummy Wendys breakfast we decided to go back down to the wharf to see if we had missed anything yesterday....not much. We stopped briefly at the wharf and at an information center and decided that Charlottetown didn't offer that much more than we'd already seen and so we'd head west to check out a couple of lighthouses and some wind farms. I am semi interested in seeing Cavendish which is the home of Anne of Green Gables. Not ever having read the book as a kid this doesn't have the appeal that say the Alps of Heidi and I'm told is pretty tourist-y so we'll see. Time as always is the enemy and if we can do it tomorrow we will...but it isn't a priority. I forgot to mention, Canada has lots of information ... read more