We moved the coach to Amherst, NS so that we could visit Prince Edward Island without taking the coach over on the ferry. Amherst is on the border with New Brunswick and on our way back to Maine. I wanted to see the land of
Anne of Green Gables, in my mother's honor. This was her favorite book as a child. My parents traveled a great deal, but never went to PEI, as it is called by the locals. This is the house that inspired the story. It is now in a park with an admission fee of $15.00 for two, Canadian. I wanted to honor my mom's love of this story, but it wasn't worth that much to me. Ted walked to the end of the fence and shot this photo, because that is all I wanted.
Ducks were all over this farm pond; very typical scene on the island. Potatoes are a mainstay and were being sold in special packaging in the visitor's centers!! Ted said they were good varieties, but not the best. The lobster flavored potato chips were novel.
Beautiful dunes line the northern coast in the national park near Cavendish, PEI. There was a bike path that ran the length that really had appeal.
The Dalvay Inn is known for its bread pudding. We had the best that I have EVER had in Yarmouth, NS, so decided not to mess with the memory here.
In Great Britain, it is castles; Europe cathedrals; and in Nova Scotia and new England, it is lighthouses.
This is a motel on PEI. We should have stopped and asked the cost of the room at the top.
I know, another lighthouse, but couldn't resist it with the falling-down building. You can't tell it from this photo, but the building on the right is listing about five degrees. It sits across the road from a busy tourist spot. Wonder why it still stands.
Why laundry, you ask. Well, almost everyone hangs laundry outside in Nova Scotia. My mother didn't have a dryer until I was 21 because she like her laundry dried this way!! We saw some very elaborate pully systems, even one with steps to a "porch" just to hang the clothes. No wonder my mother identified with
Anne of Green Gables. We do have a lot of Scot ancestry. Could that be it?
Ted took this. I think it looks very artistic.
In my mother's honor, here is the birthplace of the author of
Anne of Green Gables. The island has really capitalized on everything "Anne". There is a museum, chocolates, gift shops, etc. Can't blame them.
Now this is a postcard if there ever was one.
Can't believe there were two postcard photos in a row, but then we were on Prince Edward Island.
The land here is very rural and much of it runs right to the sea. We shared the roads with farm equipment many times.
Check out this church. Add white churches as another item found in multiples in towns in Nova Scotia. This one is more ornate than most.
Another side trip down a secondary road took us here. Loved it. Met a couple from Surrey, England, living in their RV in Florida because England is so expensive.
The purpose for the side trip down the secondary road was for this shot of the Confederation Bridge. It connects New Brunswick to PEI. There is no charge to get onto the island, only to leave. The cost was $42.50 Canadian. We learned that there is no break for residents. There is a ferry at Pictou, NS that is not cheap either. It was a day well spent. We regret that we didn't go to Newfoundland, but have decided we might fly there sometime and stay in B & Bs. An RVer we met on the Southern Shore told us it was the best part of his trip to Nova Scotia because the geology was so different. People we met in Texas, who were from Halifax, told us not to bother going. No telling people's taste. Each person has to experience things for him/herself. We were very ready to return to the States. Diesel cost 40% more and gasoline 50% more than in the States. Groceries were more expensive. Canadians seem to be willing to tax themselves to back up their convictions. We admire this. One grocery chain was going to charge us for grocery bags, so we stopped forgetting to bring our own. That was a good thing, except that we use grocery bags as trash bags. Is it better for us to buy trash bags and throw them away or to reuse grocery bags? Campgrounds in Canada and New England have not met the standards that we are used to in the West, Southwest, and Southern USA. They are older, rockier, less level, don't provide cable or wifi, and not easy to access from major roads. The cable matters because our satellite system isn't working at the moment, and the hills/mountains/trees and roaming charges (in Canada) hurt our cell service which runs our personal wifi.
We moved the coach to Amherst, NS so that we could visit Prince Edward Island without taking the coach over on the ferry. Amherst is on the border with New Brunswick and on our way back to Maine. I wanted to see the land of Anne of Green Gables, in my mother's honor. This was her favorite book as a child. My parents traveled a great deal, but never went to PEI, as it is called by the locals. This is the house that inspired the story. It is now in a park with an admission fee of $15.00 for two, Canadian. I wanted to honor my mom's love of this story, but it wasn't worth that much to me. Ted walked to the end of the fence and shot this photo, because that is all I wanted.
Ducks were all over this farm pond; very typical scene on the island. Potatoes are a mainstay and were being sold in special packaging in the visitor's centers!! Ted said they were good varieties, but not the best. The lobster flavored potato chips were novel.
Beautiful dunes line the northern coast in the national park near Cavendish, PEI. There was a bike path that ran the length that really had appeal.
The Dalvay Inn is known for its bread pudding. We had the best that I have EVER had in Yarmouth, NS, so decided not to mess with the memory here.
In Great Britain, it is castles; Europe cathedrals; and in Nova Scotia and new England, it is lighthouses.
This is a motel on PEI. We should have stopped and asked the cost of the room at the top.
I know, another lighthouse, but couldn't resist it with the falling-down building. You can't tell it from this photo, but the building on the right is listing about five degrees. It sits across the road from a busy tourist spot. Wonder why it still stands.
Why laundry, you ask. Well, almost everyone hangs laundry outside in Nova Scotia. My mother didn't have a dryer until I was 21 because she like her laundry dried this way!! We saw some very elaborate pully systems, even one with steps to a "porch" just to hang the clothes. No wonder my mother identified with Anne of Green Gables. We do have a lot of Scot ancestry. Could that be it?
Ted took this. I think it looks very artistic.
In my mother's honor, here is the birthplace of the author of Anne of Green Gables. The island has really capitalized on everything "Anne". There is a museum, chocolates, gift shops, etc. Can't blame them.
Now this is a postcard if there ever was one.
Can't believe there were two postcard photos in a row, but then we were on Prince Edward Island.
The land here is very rural and much of it runs right to the sea. We shared the roads with farm equipment many times.
Check out this church. Add white churches as another item found in multiples in towns in Nova Scotia. This one is more ornate than most.
Another side trip down a secondary road took us here. Loved it. Met a couple from Surrey, England, living in their RV in Florida because England is so expensive.
The purpose for the side trip down the secondary road was for this shot of the Confederation Bridge. It connects New Brunswick to PEI. There is no charge to get onto the island, only to leave. The cost was $42.50 Canadian. We learned that there is no break for residents. There is a ferry at Pictou, NS that is not cheap either. It was a day well spent. We regret that we didn't go to Newfoundland, but have decided we might fly there sometime and stay in B & Bs. An RVer we met on the Southern Shore told us it was the best part of his trip to Nova Scotia because the geology was so different. People we met in Texas, who were from Halifax, told us not to bother going. No telling people's taste. Each person has to experience things for him/herself. We were very ready to return to the States. Diesel cost 40% more and gasoline 50% more than in the States. Groceries were more expensive. Canadians seem to be willing to tax themselves to back up their convictions. We admire this. One grocery chain was going to charge us for grocery bags, so we stopped forgetting to bring our own. That was a good thing, except that we use grocery bags as trash bags. Is it better for us to buy trash bags and throw them away or to reuse grocery bags? Campgrounds in Canada and New England have not met the standards that we are used to in the West, Southwest, and Southern USA. They are older, rockier, less level, don't provide cable or wifi, and not easy to access from major roads. The cable matters because our satellite system isn't working at the moment, and the hills/mountains/trees and roaming charges (in Canada) hurt our cell service which runs our personal wifi.
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