I love PEI

Another week, another province.  We arrived in PEI Sunday night  excited about what lay ahead of us and we were not disappointed. We have travelled from one tip of PEI to another, seen almost all of the coastline and attended a Celtic night, with fiddle playing, Celtic dancing and a little gospel thrown in for good measure.  Our favourite spot was the National campground at Cavendish.  We had a nice, private spot, the bathrooms weren't bad (I have lowered my standards over the last 8 weeks) and we were right on the ocean, so even though it was hot we had a nice breeze from the water.  We ended up stays there 3 nights, a record for us.  One day we rode our bikes along the coast, about 20 km.  The next day we rode the confederation trail, which I had really been wanting to do.  The confederation trail runs right down the middle of PEI from one end to another.  We parked about 16 km's outside of Charlottetown, then rode our bikes into town, toured around and then rode back.  The ride back was the tough part because we had a fabulous lunch in town (ate too much though) and then had to ride back with a full stomach and against a fairly strong wind. Gerry was very happy to see the van! We saw lots of lighthouses. I can honestly say I have had my fill of them but Gerry hasn't. In fact at the last one, he took the tour and I stayed at the van and made a coffee.  Have I mentioned there are no Starbucks out here?  I haven't seen nice since Ottawa and when you ask they direct you to a Tim Horton's.  They don't even have independent coffee shops that make espressos.  In the middle of nowhere on PEI, we saw a Tim Horton's and they are always busy!  There may be no one for miles but you come upon a Timmy's and the drive through and parking lot are busy.  So that's where all the people went. We have noticed that the guide books can make the attraction sound really interesting but then after you go, you wonder why?  For example the Canadian Potato Museum.  When in PEI - check it out right? Wrong, this is something you can pass on your next visit to PEI. Bev and Gerry give it two thumbs down.  I was also disappointed in the town of Cavendish; background for LM Montgomery's Anne of Green Gables.  I guess I pictured it like the books but it is commercialized beyond recognition. There is a was a water slide, an amusement park, a house of horrors, and even a Santa's village! The only thing Gerry &  I did was the Anne of Green Gable National Historic site.  We got in free with our Discover Canada Pass.  After Cavendish we were kind of toured out so we made short work of the East coast - only spent one day touring there and then headed for the town that would take us on the ferry to Nova Scotia. PEI is truly beautiful. The roads are quite unique in that the roads are quite narrow, and there are no shoulders. The grass comes right up to the highway.  It's like driving in Scotland, but at least we are driving on the right side of the road!
People keep asking us if we are getting on each other's nerves.  Well Gerry is getting on mine, but I can't think of anything I've done to get on Gerry's.  JJ! We are together 24 / 7 so what do you think?  But we have both learned to bite our tongues and keep quiet.  The reality is we only have each other so we do our best to get along.  I have found that going for a swim when we get to a new site is a god way to get some space as Gerry won't come to the beach with me anymore.  Failing that, beating him a crib is a good way to get rid of frustration as it makes him so mad! LOL!