After a rainy night further up in New Brunswick, we drove over the Confederation Bridge onto PEI....our first time over the bridge and the sun started to shine and the skies cleared for us for a couple of days. We drove the Island from Tip-to-tip over two days and once again, remarked about how red the soil was and how varied the landscape. We saw the lighthouses at both ends, however the second day of travel was very WET and windy.....good thing there was a Cafe at the other end for coffee! It was COLD! We were left to imagine how miserable the weather really can be in the dead of winter....the locals complained that they have not seen much Spring yet!
Took a trip into Charlottetown and visited the Government house where we "learned" that he Charlottetown Conference of 1864 was where the first discussions of Union took place. They are celebrating 150 years this years of that conference that eventually led to our Confederation.
We also learned about the difference between Maine Lobster and PEI Lobster....ours are MUCH better! The flavour difference is remarkable!
I got extremely emotional on the historic walking tour of Charlottetown. Especially when walking on the exact same sidewalk that the members of the conference walked. Amazing history lesson for this proud Canadian. Welcome home!
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