Did you hear that it is expensive to drive over the Confederation Bridge to Prince Edward Island? It’s free. They only charge you to leave P.E.I. and that was $56.50 for both the RV and the car.
Prince Edward Island has lots of lighthouses, a few “old salts” and lots of fishing villages. Many small farms grow hay, alfalfa, and potatoes in their red soil. We saw a few barns that are shaped like the Quonset huts that were popular after WWII. You often see clothes hanging on lines by the houses. Wildflowers, especially very large purple and pink lumen, dot the lush green countryside. What amazed me was every yard is clean, buildings are painted, and people seemed to take pride in their homes and farms. I didn’t see litter anywhere.
Small white Protestant churches and large Catholic churches are seen in the tiny villages.
The scale of the map, that we received when we entered P.E.I., is large. I looked for a village and then realized that we were past it already. I think that if there were 12 or more people in an area, you could call it a town. One town was even called “Five houses”. I only saw two towns, Summerside and Charlottetown with populations of over 2,000 on the map.
We saw an eagle, osprey, and a glimpse of a fox, but they were camara shy. An 18 month old baby must have seen the fox too because Isabel pointed and said “doggy.” We met her and her mother and grandmother at the lighthouse at East Point. They even sold lobster rolls for lunch. I was lucky enough to get one.
Even though it has been 101 years ago that Lucy Maude Montgomery wrote “Anne of Green Gables”, the author is the best-known woman of the island. In the next blog, I’ll write about her.
Prince Edward Island has lots of lighthouses, a few “old salts” and lots of fishing villages. Many small farms grow hay, alfalfa, and potatoes in their red soil. We saw a few barns that are shaped like the Quonset huts that were popular after WWII. You often see clothes hanging on lines by the houses. Wildflowers, especially very large purple and pink lumen, dot the lush green countryside. What amazed me was every yard is clean, buildings are painted, and people seemed to take pride in their homes and farms. I didn’t see litter anywhere.
Small white Protestant churches and large Catholic churches are seen in the tiny villages.
The scale of the map, that we received when we entered P.E.I., is large. I looked for a village and then realized that we were past it already. I think that if there were 12 or more people in an area, you could call it a town. One town was even called “Five houses”. I only saw two towns, Summerside and Charlottetown with populations of over 2,000 on the map.
We saw an eagle, osprey, and a glimpse of a fox, but they were camara shy. An 18 month old baby must have seen the fox too because Isabel pointed and said “doggy.” We met her and her mother and grandmother at the lighthouse at East Point. They even sold lobster rolls for lunch. I was lucky enough to get one.
Even though it has been 101 years ago that Lucy Maude Montgomery wrote “Anne of Green Gables”, the author is the best-known woman of the island. In the next blog, I’ll write about her.
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We never read about Lucy or Anne, but we've always heard of Anne of Green Gables. Thanks for sharing your visit, plus a shot of a headless fox!
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