Music, driving and EH!
Yesterday was chore day
and we investigated the town of Summerside, PEI. Not a big town, but then the entire island has a population of only 141,000. We passed a College of Piping, (bagpipes and other Celtic arts), stopped and found out there was a show, Highland Storm, on that night. We decided to go. Well, it turned out to be a wonderful show of dancing, piping, singing and drumming. These weren't college students, they auditioned and were all very good. Unlike a ceilidh (kaylee), this was a professional show. The ceilidhs have authentic music but are more of informal jam sessions.
The weather has been beautiful after all the rain that followed us here. We drove 2 of the well marked scenic roads of PEI. The Central Coastal Road takes you along the north coast, through Cavendish which is the home of the book Anne of Green Gables. We've never read those books so we're not caught up in all the "history" or museum things. Maybe it is more of a Canadian thing too. But the coast and small towns are very pretty. Red dirt and cliffs, large very green farms and small harbors. The North Cape Route takes you to the tip of the west end. The big draw there is the wind farm and research center, and the red sandstone cliffs. Basically, these provinces are starting to look pretty much the same. PEI has more farm land than the other eastern provinces and grows a third of all the potatoes for Canada, small round ones. It's very peaceful, and all the bays are lovely and serene. The photos don't really do the scenery justice. The beauty is all around you and with the camera all you get is just the small picture. To go over a rise in the road and see the vista all around you is just breathtaking.
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Our last night on PEI, we treated ourselves to a dinner show at the local theater. The food was excellent and the show, EH!, was very Canadian and funny. There were some jokes we didn't get, but we learned some things too. All and all, our stay on PEI has been very enjoyable. Now we start heading back and tackle the big bridge!
The weather has been beautiful after all the rain that followed us here. We drove 2 of the well marked scenic roads of PEI. The Central Coastal Road takes you along the north coast, through Cavendish which is the home of the book Anne of Green Gables. We've never read those books so we're not caught up in all the "history" or museum things. Maybe it is more of a Canadian thing too. But the coast and small towns are very pretty. Red dirt and cliffs, large very green farms and small harbors. The North Cape Route takes you to the tip of the west end. The big draw there is the wind farm and research center, and the red sandstone cliffs. Basically, these provinces are starting to look pretty much the same. PEI has more farm land than the other eastern provinces and grows a third of all the potatoes for Canada, small round ones. It's very peaceful, and all the bays are lovely and serene. The photos don't really do the scenery justice. The beauty is all around you and with the camera all you get is just the small picture. To go over a rise in the road and see the vista all around you is just breathtaking.
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