To get to Prince Edward Island (or PEI) from New Brunswick we had to cross The Confedereation Bridge which is 8 miles long. The island is a very clean and uncluttered place. There are no billboards on the roadways except for ones advertising your buisness placed on your property. Lawns are kept mowed, most houses are well maintained, no graffitti and even the "large" capital of Charlottetown is clean and well kept. We were pleasantly surprised. There isn't much to see in the capital, but we did find a great place called Founder's Hall that told of how Canada became the Canada as we know it now. It was cleverly done with video monitors in each section and followed a reporter who was telling the story of how it all began. Very well done.
Unfortunately the other sites we wanted to see were closed, such as: Avonlea Village and Anne of Green Gables, Orwell Corner Historical Village and the International Fox Museum. Sometimes it doesn't pay to come off season. We drove out to East Point and did tour the lighthouse that was built in the 1800's. It's the only octigonal shaped, wooden lighthouse on the island. The others are square to save wood and one is a round shaped stone one.
We did want to see the Bottle House, but we were way too late to make the hours. So we decided to go find a good lobster restaurant instead. Didn't find that either. Oh, well. There's always Maine.
Once lobster season is over just dock your boat in your side yard
I dunno......waddaya think......long, cold winter ahead?
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