PEI

We took the ferry to PEI after a snack and walk in the park.

 We got to see a few porpoises on this crossing.

 It was a beautiful 27 C in Charlottetown today.

 This is the site of the 1964 conference that led to Confederation  in 1967.

 The smallest legislative chamber in the country is one of only two where the government sits on the left of the chair.  It's all about having the nicest part of the room because of where the sun comes in.

 This is a beautiful little city with...

 ...beautiful little girls.

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 I parked in a bit of a soft spot today, but I was kind of glad for the photo op.

 It's hard to just drive by all the horses.

At the Northern tip of the island there are a bunch of wind generators.  One of the biggest has these blades which are about 30 m long.

 Any more north and you've gotta be in the Gulf of St. Lawrence.

 Today was also lobster day with Dad and Mom.

 Sunday after church we took a drive up to Cavendish.

 In 1874 Lucy Maud Montgomery was born here.

(that's a joke)

Green Gables

 Raspberry cordial anyone?

Lover's Lane

 There really are forget me nots in the Spring.

 At Cavendish Beach there's great scenery and big air.

 Leaving PEI via Confederation Bridge.

 On our last night with Dad and Mom we celebrated Mom's 81st. We didn't bother with the candles.

 Then it was off to  Halifax one more time to drop off my parents.

 We should have zoomed in on Lambert's head.  That's why we took the picture after all.

 We left Dad and Mom at the hotel and drove off into the sunset.

What a blessing it's been to have grandparents with us the whole month of May!  We have gotten spoiled.

It's kind of strange.  Now we are really heading for home, even though we turned around in west Texas.

Newfoundland 2

We picked up G&G Huntington in St. John's and they came with us back to Signal Hill in the sunshine.

 St John's Harbour

 This was about how we saw us on the evening news.

 Today was the first noon firing of the cannon, which booms every noon of the summer.

 This is a no smoking area.

 The last of the famous White Fleet of Portuguese fishing boats.

 Back at Cape Spear we got a tour of the lighthouse.

 and we did a little balancing..

 ...and battling..

 ..I almost won.

Deer Lk NFLD road sign.

 Green Point in Gros Morne National Park.

 The tunnel systems under the branches used to be used by a lot of sheep.

 On the road of the Northern Peninsula.

 At St. Anthony's we got to see our iceberg, just not the 4 mile long variety.

 At L'anse aux Meadows.

 This is where the Vikings settled for a few years about 1000 AD.

Here come the Vikings!

Site of archeological dig and rebuild.

 Being here off season allowed us to try some models on for size.

 In this re-enactment Jake narrowly escapes with his life.

 He chooses new gear for the next round.

The weight of the world.

All along the road you can see sleighs and wood piles just like this.

At Rocky Harbour.

 Our friends, the O'Farrells, hosted us again on the way back the same night Watoto was in town.

 The return ferry ride to Cape Breton was much more fun with games abounding.

 Cape Breton is prettier 2 and a half weeks after the last time we were here.  Everything is turning green.

Next stop PEI.