Trippin’ Around North America

Prince Edward Island, Anne of Green Gables, and Lobsters...

October 2

We won't bore you with the weather too much, except to say that somebody threw gumdrops at the trailer roof again all night. I was up several times because I would swear that one of those drips sounded like it was inside the trailer. Dawn broke to more of the same.

After three loads of laundry we headed out to visit the complex that showcases Lucy Maud Montgomery's grandparents cousins homestead. Sounds crucial doesn't it. If you don't know about Anne of Green Gables, shame on you. The Japanese tourists will tell you anything you want to know about her.

I mentioned earlier that Fellette was a childhood fan of Anne. We saw the video and then walked the grounds and into the very well fitted and maintained buildings. I did not think it possible for a whole industry to revolve around this fictitious little girl.




The town of Cavendish is by the shore, where in the summer time, there must be thousands of tourists, judging by the cottages, lobster supper places, and a very large amusement park. Most are shut now, but some are open, having end-of-the-season sales.

We then headed out into the country after lunch to an Acadian area where there was a museum we wanted to see. Again, I was not paying attention in school and never understood really what an Acadian is, or was, or what happened to them. We watched a video, we were the only people in the place again. Later we had a great long chat with a gentleman from NB who dropped in. He was an Acadian, his ancestors came to Canada in 1628. he tried to explain what they were and the issues they had, with the British, the French, the Loyalists and laterally, Canada. He was not complaining, he admits many of their problems are because of their own nature.

Anyhow, I understand a bit more. Did you know that only about 5% of the Acadians now speak French?

Next to a lobster fishing village. The plant there is run by The Acadian Fisherman's Co-op. A nice long talk again with the woman in the retail store

again, we were the only people dumb enough to come out on a day like that. We bought some tinned lobster for a trailer salad one day.

Back to the trailer for a change of clothes and out for a Lobster Supper. $26.00 and you get all the rolls, salad, chowder, mussels, pies and tea and coffee you can eat or drink, plus a lobster. Great meal, good fun. I only had a half bucket of mussels, and that was the size of an ice cream bucket. Fellette had chowder. My friend Andy would be in heaven.

Our trusty English navigator, Jane, got us home through the winding roads and pelting rain. During the night, the wind intensified but the rain stopped. However it eased at 6.00 AM, but a few of those gusts rocked the whole trailer, considerably. I thought about moving the trailer out from the trees but the quilt was so warm! This is the second night that the weather has only allowed us to grab snippets of sleep. I spent a good portion of the night coming up with an escape plan to get out of the truck if we got blown off the 15 kilometre Confederation bridge that is exposed out in the middle of the Northumberland Channel.

I also thought of Wally and his family who at this time are in the Caribbean on a cruise and probably already have sunburn.

Newfoundland is out of our itinerary for sure. Reports from recent visitors and residents here suggest that it is too late in the season.

posted by Doug and Fellette @ 7:11 PM