Since the girls were very young, I've associated Prince Edward Island with the book and movie, Anne of Green Gables. We spent today on Prince Edward Island, and the people here associate their home province with Anne too! We went to the home of Lucy Maud Montgomery, author of Anne of Green
Gables. It is actually a replica, built by the government of Canada as a
National Park site. Canada gets it that Anne is a big deal all over
the world! "Anne's house" is pristine, with a big barn and other
outbuildings nearby. It is very close to what I remember from the
movies.
We rented a car in Charlottetown and took a circle drive around the middle of the island. There are countless coves, bridges, and beach overlooks. We visited two different sections of National Seashore, where the foxes have become tame. They are looking for food and approach cars. We stopped at an old lighthouse. We drove through villages with lobster traps stacked high and their doors shuttered. We were visiting after their busy season. It was pumpkin season and we saw fields of pumpkins for sale.
Before going back to the ship, we stopped in Charlottetown for ice cream at COWS. COWS is an ice cream manufacturing company based in Charlottetown, with eleven retail outlets throughout Canada. We had a wonderful day on Prince Edward Island!
