Day 24 - to Amherst NS

We wanted to ask for a rain cheque when we paid the toll on the Confederation Bridge.  And the weather did not improve much by the time we reached Amherst.   But the Super 8 was good, as usual.  

Haddock and Chips

What is it about pub food that makes you overeat.  Last night was the worst - fish and chips and onion rings - all deep fried.  It was delicious but I now totally regret it.  Note to self - don't wait until after 7 p.m. to go to dinner - don't go to pubs.

Starting today - no more beer, butter, or deep fried anything.  It is back to relatively healthy eating for me.

Another Fish Story

Julie bought four live crab at the Fisherman's Market near our hotel in Halifax and cooked them up as we are in a suite with a kitchenette.

Unfortunately, there are no photos.  We ate them too fast.  They were very good!

The cost, in all for the meal, for the two of us - about $12.00.

Lobster Dinner

We did it!   The dinner we have been waiting for.

The Place:  Fisherman's Wharf Lobster Suppers, N. Rustico, PEI.

The Food:   Fresh Lobster - one pound (can be up to 2 lbs.)
                     Fresh Mussels - a large plate
                     Fish Chowder - with biscuits/rolls
                     Salad Bar - as much as you want
                     Dessert - Pie (for me strawberry and rhubarb)
                     Drink - Coffee (in my case tea)

The Cost:    $42.00 (including taxes and tip).

This was an absolute feast.   Everything was fresh and plentiful.

Confederation Bridge

It took us about ten minutes to drive (at about 80 k/h) over this bridge into PEI and again on the way back. It is an amazing feeling to have so much water all around you in every direction.  It was very windy both times.  We each drove one way so the other could experience the bridge without having to try to keep the car on the road.

The cost (coming and going) was $43.25.   We had to pay when we drove off the island.  There were no tolls on the way over.

Day 23 in PEI

We found a very nice Super 8 in Cornwall just outside of Charlottetown on Prince Edward Island.   It has turned cold again and I needed a dip in the hot tub to warm up.  I have been very impressed with the amenities of most of the Super 8's across the country.   This one had a great pool, hot tub and weight room, and excellent breakfast in the morning and a very good restaurant just across the parking lot.

We briefly toured downtown Charlottetown spending some time at the Basilica and decided to head off to Cavendish and Ann of Green Gables.  (The newspaper is full of stories that Will and Catherine plan to spend July 4 and 5th here to tour the Lucy Maud Montgomery sites).  Unfortunately it was too cold and rainy to do any touring of this or any of the beaches so we headed back over the bridge and into Nova Scotia. 

Prince Edward Island is beautiful and pastoral but it looks as if most of the green fields on the farms are devoted to a yellow flower that looks suspiciously  like dandelions.  It is nice to look at fields of green and yellow but I doubt that there could be any monetary value in it.   And it doesn't look like many of the red soil fields have yet been sown with potatoes.  It may be that we are just a bit early as there are daffodils in bloom at the moment  with tulips just starting to open. 

Day 22 - Quebec City to Fredericton

The weather was actually good for a change.   After staying at a Comfort Inn near Ste. Anne de Beaupre, we had a nice drive down mainly four lane roads out of Quebec and into Fredericton.  We booked into a Howard Johnson and had a good meal just down the road and watched the last few minutes of Vancouver's win on Sunday.

It was warm enough that I needed a swim to cool off.

Fredericton has slot machines all over - both pubs and hotels.  Yet, on Victoria Day all the shops in New Brunswick were closed up tight.

So, we headed down to the  Confederation Bridge and into PEI.