Saturday, May 26, 2018

East Coast 2018 - Part II

We took the Confederation Bridge into PEI - free to get in, all 12 kilometers of it - you only pay when you leave the Island! After a delicious lunch in Desable, we skirted Charlottetown using the "by-pass" - a complex series of consecutive rotaries.

By mid-afternoon, we arrived at our destination, visiting friends Kay and Geoff in the Montague area of eastern PEI. After some visiting, we set off to nearby Peake's Tee golf course for wing night.....complete with pretty much Kay's entire extended family! We met two brothers and two sisters, and several nieces and nephews and spouses, and got all the local gossip.

Over the next few days we visited with Kay and Geoff and toured southeastern PEI, including a rare visit to an open house at a Buddhist monastery, a relaxing stroll (or crutch for some) around Mooney's Pond, a run to Charlottetown, and the obligatory visit to Copper Bottom Brewing in Montague.

Family kept stopping by to "check out Geoff's new lawnmower", which was nice and all, but as near as we can tell is local slang for "have a drink and pretty much ignore the lawnmower".

After a great visit, we set off for Wood Islands and the ferry to Nova Scotia.

Two roads diverged, in an eastern wood....

Crossing the Confederation Bridge


The stunning view from the PEI side


The famous red dirt!

Mooney's Pond


Montague


Montague Harbour

A sampler flight at Copper Bottom Brewing

Copper Bottom unisex washroom!

GEBIS Buddhist Monastery open house


St. Andrew's Point

Now you see us....

....now you don't!

Leaving Wood Islands on the MV Confederation

Bye Bye, PEI!

Disembarking the ferry in Caribou, Nova Scotia!

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