| Friday July 19th 2002 I was planning to do a whole travelogue of my trip to PEI and Nova Scotia, but I'm running into one technical hurdle after another. This is starting to have a bad ring to it - sort of like when I said I'd be posting my short stories and then ... well, you remember. Here's the highlights (less the pictures) and maybe I'll be able to do a better job later: Confederation Bridge: Amazing! Excellent video at the visitor centre about building it, and a great exhibit on PEI in general. I was really impressed. Anne of Green Gables: The house where the author was born; the house that inspired her; the foundation of the house where she wrote her novel, etc. Wasn't too inspired myself, but I did get to try 'Anne's Raspberry Cordial', which tastes exactly like the old Crush Strawberry pop - do they still make that? Cavendish Beach: The very best beach on PEI - don't miss it (like we almost did)! Please obey the signs and stay off the sand dunes, unlike virtually everybody I saw there. Lunenburg Harbour: Fantastic little town, great scenery and feel to the place. Didn't check out the museum, but my dad recommends it. Ovens Park: Just south of Lunenburg. Sea caves that makes sounds like thunder when the surf comes in - very cool. Oak Island: If you ever get onto this island, I'm jealous. Just a bunch of 'boo, go away' signs when we tried. Museum of the Atlantic, Halifax: Great exhibits on Titanic, the Halifax Explosion, WW2 convoys, and lots of other cool stuff. Pier 21, Halifax: Where our boys went off to war and the survivors returned; also where immigrants landed between 1928 and 1971. Louisbourg Fortress: Instead of reading plaques you can talk to dressed up actors about life in the fort. Spent a whole day here. Cabot Trail: Not as scary as I was led to believe, and fantastic scenery. Definitely worth the drive, unless you've been spoiled by the Rockies like my parents were. |