Prince Edward Island

We left Shediac And soon crossed over the Confederation Bridge to PrinceEdward Island.The bridge takes about 20 minutes to cross. We were thankful it was a windless days as it can be closed to RVs if it it windy. A wonderful view going over, especially as we are much higher than the side walls ...a bit scary too.

We stayed at a KOA  campsite close to Charlottetown.We  were parked right on a bay and had a wonderful 'Louieview'
anyone going to PEI for the first time are amazed at the red soil, yes, it is brick red. Even the beach sand is red.

Houses, yellow seems to be the predominate color and many red,blue and green with colorful accents.There were grey saltbox shingled homes..in short very different from home. many of the homes were old construction with gingerbread embellishments.

Churches, there many of them, we would come across them seemingly in the middle of nowhere and sometimes a Catholic  and Anglican almost side by side. the architecture was most ornate and will include some pictures. many areas are quite remote and churches must have been and ? Still are a big part of each community.

Roads,like potato fields, there are many. They crisscross the island and it is a fun way to explore just take a road and see where it goes. You don't go too far before you come across  the ocean. There are bays cutting into the island and lots of waterfront for homes.
In short,PEI is just a  beautiful place, tiny villages found everywhere.

WE did a day trip to North Cape, the farthest we could go,the vast  Atlantic stretched  out before us. We had a short boat trip with a fisherman who had just caught a tuna and was returning to the sea to dump the unusable parts    'for the lobsters'.

We had a fun visit to Georgetown, a small village on the south west side.As happens everywhere we go we chat with people, locals and tourists. We find Susie and Mamie are magnets to people. It has been some the most fun parts of our travels to talk with people and hear stories of their lives and connection to the world.....anyway we met a lady who was part of a community dinner for the next day. Part of flavors for fall in PEI.
We went back for it and it was a 'comfort food' theme, several potato dishes,chowder, squash soup, macaroni and cheese, veg. And of course apple pies, and pumpkin pies.We sat with a couple form Abbotsford and a family from Vancouver...small world

We, actually Fran, had to see Green Gables.It is in the village of Cavendish and a huge tourist destination from all over the world.It is hard to describe just how picturesque this area is, it is all  part of national park. We went to the farm site where Montgomery grew up and is still cared for by her descendants. It is where she wrote several of her books. Some of the landscape she describes in Anne of Green Gables is there in front of your eyes. The spirit of Anne is there still...rather an odd feeling.

We also went to the site which has been created in the likeness of Anne's home in the story, farmhouse, barn,lake of shinning waters etc.
It was a great day.