PEI - Day 1, 2 & 3, North Cape, Summerside, East Point & Cavendish

We got off to a slow start and then a very long stop for construction, moved a half mile and then another hold up for an accident/emergency, but our day got better from there. First stop was in Kensington, saw a unique, former train station which is now a pub, but it wasn't open :(  We headed up the coast towards the North Cape, stopped for lunch in Tyne Valley at The Landings Oyster Bar. We had bar clams, which are called bar clams even if not served in a bar, and the first PEI beer! It was a busy day, visited a shipbuilding museum, Yeo (the shipbuilder) house, the North Cape wind farm, where it was, you guessed it, very windy. Then we headed down the other coast and made a stop at Skinners's Pond where Stomping Tom lived for a few of his younger years. On the way to our next stop we found another poissonnerie... well it is called the Acadian coast, and purchased some fresh cod. We stopped to see some interesting glass bottle buildings then on to Summerside to see 'The Ballad of Stomping Tom' a musical. Denis has been looking at the 'authentic PEI mud dyed' t-shirt, I think if he just wore his white shirt and rolled around in the dirt it would be just as good! We call the truck the beast but at least once a day and usually more often, people (guys) comment, reverently, on what good shape it's in. 


Mix that shirt and that dirt and you'd have it!  This dirt is really red!

Tribute at Tom's old school

 Day 2 – we headed off on the East Coast drive and got our tip to tip certificate at the East Point Lighthouse. If you visit both the North Cape and East Point you get the certificate. We stopped at St. Peters for lunch at Rick's Fish & Chips, it's a 'You Gotta Eat Here' place. We enjoyed our fish & chips as much as Atlantic Kitchen in Fort Sask. Next stop was at a rustic winery, very unique couple, but very hospitable. Then we had to make a stop at Singing Sands beach even though it was drizzling. What a great beach if it had been hot like the previous day, but I didn't hear the sand singing. Our next stop was at a distillery whose claim to fame is Strait Shine (75% alcohol), we settled for aged, amber rum (only 40%). We continued on our trek heading for Georgetown or so we thought but we missed a turn and ended up back in St. Peters from another side. The distances here, or I should say the lack thereof, are still a bit confusing. We made a correction and were only 8 km (x 2) out of our way. Georgetown is very small but has a lot of preserved historical buildings, it was raining still/again so we opted for a drive around tour. We continued south through Montague to Murray River where we checked out the General Store. By then we were tired of touring and decided to head for Charlottetown where we heard there was a party going on. PEI is celebrating 150 years since the Charlottetown Conference so there is a continuing festival from July 1 to September 7. We were fortunate to see Tim Chaisson and Burton Cummings at the waterfront park and the rain stopped. We fit right in with the sea of gray headed fans for Cummings. We also enjoyed the young guys, locals who played a variety of music. The second late night because we have to drive all the way across the island back to Cavendish!

Day 3 - We booked tickets (for tomorrow) to see the musical Anne & Gilbert and the package included tickets to the L M Montgomery homestead, Green Gables cottage, Avonlea village and the Anne of Green Gables museum. We started the day at the homestead and walked through the 'haunted woods' to the cottage, by then Denis had had enough 'Anne' so I did a quick tour of the village. We mailed postcards from the Green Gables post office. We both decided to give the museum a miss and went to the beach. Cavendish/North Rustico beaches are not quite as nice as Singing Sands but not too bad either and Denis enjoyed his salt water dip. Denis bought  his "dirt shirt" today and found out they use a portable cement mixer to mix the dirt in. We came back to the trailer early to cook the fish we bought 2 days ago.

Just dropping in for visit with Anne, but I think she's in the barn



Lazy beach afternoon


Tomorrow it's off to Charlottetown again for a better look around and to see the play.