Blogs from Prince Edward Island, Canada, North America - page 16

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Leaving Cape Breton Bell, amazing inventor Off to PEI. We had a pretty slow start this morning since Carman had to set off and get some much needed petrol before we could head off on our travels. But it's a pretty easy going day today compared to the activities of yesterday. Once we were back in business we headed off to the Alexander Graham Bell Museum. Bell is well known and credited with the invention of the phone but I didn't know what other amazing and wonderful things he also did. He actually was very interested in sound/hearing and worked at a school for the deaf. In fact he even married one of his students! Some other highlights of Bell's career include the invention of the phone. There was this one phone on display with the ... read more
Amelia go-karting.


Charlottetown After far too much holiday indulgence we decided that we needed to do some good hard exercise and hired bikes to go cycling along the Confederation Trail for the afternoon. This was a very successful move (supported by the sore bums and lack of walking ability) aside from the flat tyre Nic sported half an hour from the rental store. As we started pushing the bike back into town we spotted a car with the bike company's logo on it and called out. The driver called back that he couldn't help and drove on. Disheartened, we stopped for a drink at the shop and were getting ready to jog with the bike when Dave spotted another car with the bike company logo. The original guy was late for a wedding and had called the shop ... read more
Mini Truck at Charlottetown 150 years parade
Nicola on the north coast
Crab hanging out in PEI National Park


First of all, congratulations to my parents, Archie and Phyllis Husby of Calgary, Alberta, as they celebrate their 58th wedding anniversary today. As always, Mom and Dad, you remain an inspiration for everyone who knows you, especially your grandchildren, and soon to be 8 great-grandchildren. You two holding hands is still one of the most beautiful pictures in the entire universe. Sola Nonna is in Prince Edward Island, enjoying the great beauty of place and people in her home country. Tuscany is gorgeous; anyone who has visited there will say so. But, after a couple of days of driving--NOT walking-- around this tiny, beautiful province, I have to say that its beauty definitely rivals that of Tuscany. The green of PEI grasses and trees, the deep red of the soil, and the variegated blues of the ... read more




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