September 19
Today Dalton was supposed to play golf at Dudarave Golf Course but there were wind gusts of 60-70 km. so we went to Green Gables and Avonlea.  Having read the books and seen the TV series, we were both interested.  However, we picked the wrong time of year to come to PEI.  A lot of the things have already closed its doors, some portion of things are still open but it just isn't the same.  We did enjoy it though.  The weather was warm even if it was windy.

Anne Shirley's house

The grounds are really lovely

Dalton is right, I take a lousy picture, wanted to see the beautiful cane chair, missed the legs

Can't have an historical scene without one of these

Do I spot a weed amongst the Sunflowers
 

We had a really nice lunch at Stanley Bridge.  It was an Oyster Bar, you could shuck your own if you wanted, we opted for the Clam Chowder ad Lobster Roll instead - both were excellent.

We continued on to a few seaside places, by now the rain that had been promised started so we took a couple of pictures and headed home.

Can't get enough of this scene

September 18 -
Who knew there was a Spa Season!!!!

Dalton booked into 2 of the big Golf Courses and I was going to have a spa.  When I went to make a reservation they said they were closed for the season.  I guess everyone who lives here has yucky feet during the winter, or, heaven forbid, do their own!

Dalton did play The Links at Crowbush Cove (I am name dropping for those golfers who read this).  It is a beautiful course, as everything is on this Island.  I went with him, drove the cart sometimes, it was boring, he didn't play well so my ears were sore when we got home.  It was much nicer weather wise than when he plaid in New Brunswick.  There are many courses within minutes of where we are parked but he booked into 2 courses on the other side of the Island.

I like the way they mow the Fairways

The Back of the Clubhouse, three Muskoka chairs so you can watch

Dalton doesn't know where to aim, there is water directly in front of him and if you look closely you will see the ocean on the other side of the sand dune

The signature hole is 11, if you look East you see this

North

East

South, that is the other side of the Clubhouse

I forgot to mention when we arrived the first RV Park we pulled into, Harrington RV Park & Campground (for all those RVers who might travel this way, remember this name).  We couldn't see anything from the road - the sign said Golf Course - Driving Range.  The road was a dirt one and fairly narrow.  We turned in, drove a short distance and came upon two dilapidated buildings, one on either side of the road, one had completely caved in and the other one would last until the next wind.  I said it didn't look very promising but we continued on as we couldn't turn around anyway, as we were deciding what to do next an East Indian came out from around the rubble and told us it was just ahead, the person (East Indian) he was talking to jumped in his car and led the way.  When we finally got to the site, there was no one around.  There were 3 cabins, a bunch of RV sites, all overrun with weeds and a shack that said Registration and Convenience Store.  We just found a place to turn around and we left. $12.50 per night was waaaay too much!  I felt like I would have had to sleep with a fish bonker under my pillow. 

September 17 - Prince Edward Island - The Gentle Island
The Confederation Bridge is something everyone should see.  It is very different, in that it is long, and very high (so the ships can go under).  It has traffic lights every mile or so, I guess there must have been a few accidents on the bridge.  Under the light there  a time clock to let you know how long you will be stranded.  I am sure people love knowing that.

The dirt, banks and beach are all red, looks kind of neat actually.

There are a bunch of shops by the Tourist Information Center so you can start parting with your money immediately.

They really do look lovely don't they!

Once we got set up at Bayside RV Park, which is on the water, we took a trip into Charlottetown, it was 10 minutes away, it is just like any other city.  Had to get Dalton's old glasses adjusted, he broke his in half, don't ask....Back to the RV Park to rest up for the golf game tomorrow.

Just met the neighbors, really and truly, they are from Washington State.  They have an Australian Shepard, that is why we noticed them.

September 16 - Golfing at Pine Needles
Today we went to the 36 Hole Golf Course, 18 are the Pines and 18 are the River...Dalton chose the River, it was the more challenging of the two.  He had made arrangements to play at 9:30 with two other people.  We arrived on time but the other two hadn't, so the Starter sent us on our way, I was riding along to keep the old boy company.  Anyway, the two finally showed up and caught up to us on the second hole.  The foursome in front were playing really slow so there was no problem there.  Ted, whose uncle is a member, and his friend Troy were the two playing with Dalton. 

It was soooo cold, the sun was shining but the wind was blowing and making us freeze.  After a few holes, Dalton warmed up somewhat and he gave me his jacket...I like to think I am a nice person, but I guess I really am not, as I would not give it back....after all he was getting the exercise, I was keeping him company after all...

It was a really pretty course:

Dalton hitting off the Tee on the 2nd hole

The Tee on Hole #3

I liked this tree, it was starting to turn, and it was showing lots of red

Troy, fairly young guy, maybe plays hockey, was trying to kill the ball each swing, he spent most of his time in the bushes, which meant we spent most of our time in the bushes looking for his balls.  The game was finally over after 5 hours.  We were frozen stiff, just starting to thaw out by the time we got home at 3:00.

We went out for dinner to a lovely restaurant called Paturel's, it was on the water and was recommended to us by one of the people in the park.  The food was great, I had lobster, prawns and scallops, Dalton had salmon.  My food was wonderful, the lobster was much better than what I had before.  Dalton said the salmon wasn't as good as ours, of course he could just be prejudice. 

Evening of September 15 in Shediac
The thunder rolled and the lightning flashed, then the sky opened up and it rained like hell.  After the noise from that stopped we could hear (what sounded like wood being chopped) and then peels of laughter...someone was having a party....we had to find out who...and where.  There just happened to be a huge tent filled with people just behind us, we went inside and found a bunch of people playing a game of "toss the washer" for lack of a better name.  There are two boxes, long and narrow with 3 holes in the top, the boxes have a string from one to the other (in a straight line).  The teams consist of 2 players, one beside each box, and having 3 washers each.  The player stands at the end of one box and tosses the washer into one of the holes of the other box, the holes are worth 1, 2, or 3 points.  The game goes to 21 and you have to get the exact number of points to win.  Anyone can play but by the time we got there things were starting to settle down as quiet time is 11:00. I think we arrived at 10:30.  They were having so much fun and everyone was so excited, including us, the French was flying, they all spoke French but when they were speaking to us the spoke in perfect English, no hint of an accent.  They are truly amazing.

September 15 - Hartt Island/Fredericton to Shediac
Thought we woe up to the reenactment of the Battle of 1812 until I realized we were in the wrong Province and it was only the duck hunters. The murdering bastards start early in this part of the country.

We tried to get into a big Irving station along the way but it was filled with trucks all decorated in pink and blue balloons and ribbons.  We found out it was a "Convoy of Hope" in support of breast and prostate cancer.   When we drove into the parking lot, all the trucks started honking their horns, sounded like an orchestra.  We couldn't get gas there so we left.  There were vehicles parked along the Highway with people standing around with cameras, cops were directing traffic from both sides of the overpass, people were lining the overpasses with pink banners. We did find a gas station where we would fit so we filled up and proceeded to get back on the highway where we were stopped by an officer, holding up traffic until the convoy went by.  We ended up in the parade after all.  It was very impressive, however, the trucks were not close enough together to get a really good picture. 

 It just gives a bit of an idea of how they were decorated.  It was more impressive than it looks here and also the weather was warmer than it looks.

We arrived in Shediac sometime after lunch, by the time we got set up in the Parasol Camping (a Passport America Park) and found a place to eat it was 2:00 and we were starving, waiting to taste some good Atlantic Sea Food.  We went to a place call the Lobster Deck, we sat outside and had clams, shrimp, scallops plus fish and ships (no lobster and everything was deep fried).  It is now 6:00 and the thought of food is not a pleasant thing.  I guess we will try for the lobster tomorrow.

We did drive around and got some pictures.

The Lighthouse at Pointe Du Chene

Taken from our RV Park

Taken from Pointe Du Chene

Dalton just liked this scene

We did find some areas with huge beautiful homes.  Also some interesting differences; our signs for a Bed and Breakfast would say B & B, here they have a picture of a bed and an egg.

Shediac is a truly bilingual Town.  The clerks in the stores are fluent and it seems to be mostly French spoken here.  I guess that is what Acadia was, too bad Quebec doesn't take a page from their book...

September 14 - Woodstock to Kings Landing
Our one night in Woodstock turned into three nights, we had such a good time, a good parking spot, nice neighbors, and free WiFi, what more could a person want.

There are Lots of Irving Service Stations in this part of the Country, Dalton says he is one of the old boys who makes loads of money and keeps it off shore so he doesn't have to pay Canadian Taxes.  He must have a lot of money because he sure charges a lot for his gas.

New Brunswick is much more spacious than I thought it would be, it has beautifully wide roads with wide shoulders and wide medians.  The scenery is also very beautiful, rolling hills, well kept farms, the people who live here must be very proud of what they have because everything is so well tended.

Kings Landing - is an historical site started by the Royal Empire Loyalists.  Some of them were very wealthy, which you could see by the beautiful furniture and fancy dishes they have and some of them prefer not to show what they have, more modest you could say.  These people have beautifully made, wooden dishes and they don't look so pretentious.

The original homes were moved to form the community - everything is as it was in 1830-1890.  People were dressed in costume and acted like they would have back then.

They entertained while we waited for lunch and then moved to the Theatre where they put on a play, they are what you imagine when you think of the Maritimes

The Bar Tender at the Kings Head Pub, Restaurant and Inn, no electricity only candles, he served good beer and pretty good ice cream as well

The Kings Head Pub & Inn

This lady was making beets for pickles, the place smelled wonderful

We watched a cooper make a barrel, he did have some trouble with it.  We watched how they cut logs using a horse on a treadmill, that was pretty amazing.  They said they hooked the horse up, and he seemed to know what he was doing and seems to be enjoying himself, people feed him apples, that is probably why he likes it although I don't know how they know he likes it.

We were fascinated by this, the horse stopped as soon as they said "whoa" just like in the movies

They had a lot of wood to cut and it actually went quite quickly, we were very impressed

 We purchased a bag of Buckwheat flour for pancakes.  The bag was printed in their print shop, the grain was grown on the property, and was milled by one of the workers on his property as the Grist Mill was being repaired, they didn't tell us what the problem was.

Some of the tools of the trade in the Print Shop

We had lunch in the Restaurant, the food was really good, the bread was made on site, however, they said they were not allowed to use their churned butter as the Health Department would be down their necks.  We had the Salmon Chowder and they had for Dessert an Inn Keeper's Medley, a little bit of this and a little bit of that,  A sample size piece of Maple-Brandy Squash Pie, Gingerbread with Fresh Whipped Cream, Buttermilk Pie.  We really liked both the pies but the Gingerbread (they gave us 2 pieces) wasn't our favourite.

Getting ready for lunch, I sure don't look like I should be having 3 desserts

This display looked so nice!  They have a huge auction and party at Thanksgiving, wish we were able to go

 We even got a recipe on how to make Clover Honey, I think we will leave that job to the Bees.

This team picks people up along the way if they don't want to walk, it is a very large place, notice the wooden trough, very ingenious!

Their gardens are lovely, the flowers are still out but the vegetables are already "put up" for the winter

This beautiful wheelbarrow was made by the carpenter on site

We didn't get very far in our travels today - 107.2 km. to be exact.

We just found out today that for the last 4 days we have been one hour behind, we didn't realize until today that we had gone through another time zone.  The signage leaves a bit to be desired!  Oh well, the joke was on us!!