PEI!

Connie and her friend Patti are off on their big walking tour of PEI!  We drove to Kamloops the day before and caught a flight to Charlottetown via Kamloops at 6 in the morning.  After a long 5-hour flight with seats that did not even recline (!). We arrived in Charlottetown at 5 pm and were picked up by our shuttle driver George and taken to our B and B in Victoria, a half hour drive away. 

We went for supper at the Lobster Barn on the wharf 

and ate out in the screened porch.

Note the sea view behind me.

I had fish tacos, not very traditional but they used haddock and they were very tasty.

Patty had a chicken burger (she doesn't like seafood) and we shared our salad and fries.

I really liked the woodcarving of herons on the wall.

Victoria is about 4 blocks long.  But there are lots of gift shops and several artisans. 

Our b and b was featured in a book about PEI's heritage homes because of its unusual asymmetric design. (Door is on the left not the centre.)

Our B and B hostess has a stained glass shop on the first floor.

I really liked the sign for the Ewe and Dye weavery.  The weaver's husband and son have a pottery a block away and there's a chocolaterie and a painter nearby.

This is the Community Centre and Victoria Playhouse housed in the former schoolhouse.

PEI apparently has an excellent climate for growing hostas; almost every house had multiple giant hosts in their gardens.

The next morning we walked out along the shore at low tide.

Red Sand!

We walked all the way to the next community along the beach and saw herons, eagles, black ducks and terns.

The shells were clams, oysters and periwinkles.

We checked out all the old homes. Here is Patti's favorite.

And my favorite is this house across the street  from the shore with a widow's walk to watch the boats come in.

Maybe we could afford this condemned old warehouse

I was impressed by the size of this woodpile.

Despite being such a touristy town, there is still an active fishery here. We watched a couple of fishing boats bring in their loads of lobsters.

After some ribbing from Leo for eating fish tacos in the Maritimes, I had authentic steamed PEI mussels for supper at the town's best restaurant, the Landmark Oyster House.

Afterward we walked down to the wharf and came back and ordered a brownie for dessert.

Tomorrow we walk!