Two Sore Backs

“The Magdalens” are a series of islands, 3 main, 6 in total, connected by a series of sand dunes. Most people go there via the ferry from Souris PE. That’s what we did, and we were there for 5 days. The Magdalens have a long and interesting history which is worth looking up, but our…

After a perfect day sitting in the silica sand at Basin Head Park we moseyed south down Highway 2 about 20 kilometres to Myriad View Artisan Distillery. We had a nice tasting (small samplings thankfully) of moonshine, gin, brandy, rum and whisky. We left the distillery with a small bottle of rum. So far so…

We are at Day 45 of our adventure. Here are 12 reflections of our journey. Canada is amazing. Everywhere we have stopped we have been treated to interesting and diverse scenery and met very interesting fellow Canadians. Along the way we’ve visited family and friends. Everyone has been so generous to us. Fortunately, we have…

Before we tell you about the terrific music we heard at the 36th annual PEI Bluegrass Festival, we’d like to share a bit of history learned in the past few days. This will come back around to the Bluegrass festival we promise. We’ve been 🏕️ near Souris for five days. Our campsite is perched on…

We went to so many beaches around PEI. (Because the blog is our trip diary we are going chronologically.) PEI Day2 Stanhope Beach is part of PEI National Park. It is handy – right across the street from our campsite. Located on the north shore and exposed to the North Atlantic, the water is colder…

With help from my uncle Brian and aunt Sheila, we made connections with the PEI McGuires and Larkins earlier this year. My great grandfather’s homestead was near Morell which is in northeast PEI. Daniel and my great grandmother Mary had eight kids – William, Daniel, Ralph, Pius, George, Ernest, Louis and Margaret. Just the three…

I was hell bent on getting to Charlottetown for Canada Day. What escaped my memory was that PEI refused to join Canada on that date, instead waiting until 1873 as they liked their ties to Britain. Charlottetown hosted the first confederation conference in 1864. And that gives Charlottetown the distinction of being the birthplace of…

“No, it’s ‘Quack’, like a duck! We had heard a few different pronunciations, but finally got the right one (we think) from the park staffer who registered us in. KOO-chi-buh-QUACK! Our time in this park was good, all things considered. Kelly’s Beach was amazing. We walked for an hour and a half, and only got…

Sorry for the long delay between posts. We are definitely in catch up mode. We are more than a week behind. Why? We’ve kept busy in the national parks – Forillon QC to Kouchibouguac NB to PEI PE. And in PEI we’ve connected with a bunch of Pat’s great uncles and a great aunt and…

On the way to Forillon, on St. Jean Baptiste day, Perce was packed. There were lineups outside every pub and restaurant, so we traveled a bit further to the town of Gaspe for a great meal at Brise Bise. This time, on the way to New Brunswick, we were sure there would be no crowds.…