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Published: June 10th 2009
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it's not that big a drop but it is rocky belowDay 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 first time since Montreal and head to Charlottetown stopping at Canadian Tire for a few things. I head downtown and pass right on by the tourist trap junk shops. I don't see anything compelling enough to make me stop. I head to Summerside. What am I missing? Why do people come to these places?
I get on HWY 2 headed to the North Cape. Just
outside of town I spot the 2 Sisters Bakery and Cafe. I hope I can get some Skones like the ones I picked up in NB. No Skones just tea biscuits. That will have to do for lunch.
A couple miles outside the Cape I see wind turbines again. I like wind turbines and this is a good place for them. Pulling into the parking lot of the North Cape Information Centre I notice the Canadian Wind Energy Institute of Canada. Looking into their fenced in field I realize they have many different models of turbines running. Some as small at 3Kw (thousand watts) right up to the big Vesta's you see in these pics. They are either 1.65Mw or 1.8Mw. (million watts) These are the size you see popping up in wind farms around Ontario lately.
It's low tide again so I walk out onto the ocean floor. Walking around the tip of the Cape you can see where the water is wearing small caverns into the rock. One stubborn piece of rock won't give up and stands proud all alone. This time the tourist shop draws me in. Mostly because I want to ask about the Wind Institute.
"You can walk through the visual presentation in this room if you like" says the girl behind the counter. I already noticed the 'Pay at the Counter' sign. "No thanks". I buy a t-shirt and carry on.
Coming back South I turn a corner in Alberton and spot a cemetery. The headstones are obviously old so I'm curious. Turns out some of these graves are older than Canada.
I stop in Summerside for a few groceries and cold medicine before heading back to camp. Passing through Kensington I see DIY carwash. The Dodge has'nt seen anything other than rain since last year so I pull in and give it a scrub. It looks dirty compared to a new trailer anyway.
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Michael Jeffery
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Sunnier days ahead
Hi Cam, great narrating. You are missing your calling. My better half says that she is envious that you are on the island. I agree with your comment "Why" but it is about the people I've been told. We are enjoying the blog and I keep opening this up after my oldest hits the hay. He can't wait to check it out. It will now be a family ritual for us to do each night. Keep up the great work!!!