Three more action-packed days on Prince Edward Island Monday August 19, 2013 thru Wednesday August 21, 2013 - my, how the time does fly! 

Monday August 19, 2013

Points East Coastal Drive - PEI culture is shaped by farming and fishing. Orwell Corner Historic Village depicts farming culture - in our top ten attractions on Points East Coastal Drive.

Potatoes are the chief money crop

Spring up, o well, flow out

The barn with hay loft

Blacksmith shop

Farm implements

Then on to Point Prim Lighthouse and Chowder House for lobster rolls and seafood chowder

Point Prim lighthouse

Ahoy, mates!

Chowder House - on our top ten list for Points East Coastal Drive

A stop at Wood Islands to see the harbor and lighthouse

Wood Islands Lighthouse

Wood Islands Harbor

A stop in Montague Harbor

Then back to the campground but stopping at a Farmers Market – new potatoes, corn, strawberries - everything farm fresh!

Supper capped with fresh, delicious strawberries (not as good as Tennessee strawberries) and vanilla ice cream - yummy! Strawberries and ice cream - definitely on our top ten list for the Points East Coastal drive!

Tuesday August 20, 2013

Charlottetown Area Drive

What a way to start the day - ice cream! Touring the Cow's Creamery Factory lets us see how the Island's best ice cream is made - even better than Tennessee ice cream!

Cow's Creamery

Making the Island's best

Supplies chocolate to the Cow Creamery

After touring Founder's Hall to see exhibits, videos, artwork and artifacts on how the confederation of Canada was founded, we had to cut the day's visit in Charlottetown short. For we must drive back to Covehead Harbor for an essential appointment - pick up live lobsters to cook ourselves.

Lobsterfest – supper at the campsite - the best yet in Canada! Definitely on our top ten list of things to do on the Island! And our first effort at cooking lobster!

After the lobster supper Darlene, Bettye and Earl drove to Clinton to attend the Sky Family Celtic Revival featuring gospel music, fiddling and step dancing while Michael remained at the campsite Walking the Dog. Very talented musicians and dancers!

Wednesday August 21, 2013

On the North Cape Coastal Drive our first stop is Summerside – small city, huge in arts, heritage and cultural venues. Highlights in Summerside included:

Spinnaker’s Landing for gift shopping, especially PEI dirt shirts – T shirts dyed with red dirt

Spinnaker's Landing on Summerside Harbor

and Summerside Harbor

Canada Coast Guard - noted for search and rescue effectiveness

Then on to Cape Egmont – for picnic lunch and to see bottle houses - three houses made with 8,000 to 12,000 glass bottles each - originally built by Edouard Arsenault but since reconstructed in the 1990s due to foundation erosion.

Chapel Entrance

Bottle chapel

Bottle House

Bottle sports bar?

Belly up!

Then on to Cape North, the most northwestern tip of the Island, where tides from Northumberland Strait and Gulf of St. Lawrence meet, to visit the windmill farm and Cape North lighthouse and seashore.

Wind energy interpretive center

Cape North coastal shore

Cape North lighthouse - one of about 40 lighthouses on the Island

No sea-sick seals sighted

About 40 windmills generate about 10% of the Island's electricity

Plans are to remain on the island until Sunday August 25 then leave the island returning to St. John New Brunswick area for four days before leaving Canada for Bar Harbor Maine.

Happy Trails!