On Tuesday we drove to Charlottetown to go grocery shopping. Ch-Town, as it’s called locally, is the only shopping area for miles around. Stocked up for the remainder of our Canada trip. I have been searching for cans of Diet Coke since we’ve been in PEI; no luck. All they sell are 1 liter glass bottles of “pop”. After shopping we went to the Prince Edward Island National Park of Canada and stayed in the Stanhope Campground. A nice, wooded area right on the ocean. After dinner we walked to the ocean and spent an hour or so watching the sunset.
Wednesday morning we left for the Cabot Beach Provincial Park. Along the way we stopped in North Rustico for fresh baked bread & cinnamon rolls. Checked e-mail at the Information Center in Cavendish. When we checked in at Cabot Beach, Dan & Anna were there. This is the fifth time we’ve bumped into them since we’ve been in PEI.
Thursday we did laundry, cleaned the RV and read our books.
On Friday we drove to Abram- Village for the L’Exposition Agricole et le Festival Acadien. A “county fair” with a decidedly Acadian/French twist. We stayed the night in a grass field with about 150 other RV’s. $5/night. Talked to several of our neighbors. Mostly from PEI, New Brunswick or Quebec. People with Acadian ties. They all spoke English but it was clear that French was their native tongue. The Florida tags on the motorhome combined with the unique design and paint scheme, always attract attention. Almost everyone we talked to go to Florida in the winter or have some family who do.
The festival runs from Friday through Sunday. This turned out to be among the highlights of the trip. We saw the standard 4-H type projects, animal exhibits, tractor pulls, etc. All announced in French. During the afternoon we saw the Spectacle de Jeannino; a magician. You don’t have to understand the language to enjoy the magic show. Later on there was an amateur talent contest. A wonderful group of young Acadian musicians, dancers, etc. Two of the performers we had seen in the Highland Storm show in Summerside. In the evening there was a “Jam des musiciens”. A group of locals playing fiddles & guitars and step dancing. People from the audience would get up and step dance. The dancers were not kids. The age ran from about 50 to over 70. This was probably the most entertaining event we attended.
The weather really turned bad over night. High winds & rain. Woke up to 55* and rain. Since we saw the things of most interest to us, we decided to leave on Saturday morning, do our last Canadian grocery shopping and go to the Twin Shores Camping Area where we are meeting with a group of camping friends tomorrow.
Wednesday morning we left for the Cabot Beach Provincial Park. Along the way we stopped in North Rustico for fresh baked bread & cinnamon rolls. Checked e-mail at the Information Center in Cavendish. When we checked in at Cabot Beach, Dan & Anna were there. This is the fifth time we’ve bumped into them since we’ve been in PEI.
Thursday we did laundry, cleaned the RV and read our books.
On Friday we drove to Abram- Village for the L’Exposition Agricole et le Festival Acadien. A “county fair” with a decidedly Acadian/French twist. We stayed the night in a grass field with about 150 other RV’s. $5/night. Talked to several of our neighbors. Mostly from PEI, New Brunswick or Quebec. People with Acadian ties. They all spoke English but it was clear that French was their native tongue. The Florida tags on the motorhome combined with the unique design and paint scheme, always attract attention. Almost everyone we talked to go to Florida in the winter or have some family who do.
The festival runs from Friday through Sunday. This turned out to be among the highlights of the trip. We saw the standard 4-H type projects, animal exhibits, tractor pulls, etc. All announced in French. During the afternoon we saw the Spectacle de Jeannino; a magician. You don’t have to understand the language to enjoy the magic show. Later on there was an amateur talent contest. A wonderful group of young Acadian musicians, dancers, etc. Two of the performers we had seen in the Highland Storm show in Summerside. In the evening there was a “Jam des musiciens”. A group of locals playing fiddles & guitars and step dancing. People from the audience would get up and step dance. The dancers were not kids. The age ran from about 50 to over 70. This was probably the most entertaining event we attended.
The weather really turned bad over night. High winds & rain. Woke up to 55* and rain. Since we saw the things of most interest to us, we decided to leave on Saturday morning, do our last Canadian grocery shopping and go to the Twin Shores Camping Area where we are meeting with a group of camping friends tomorrow.
On the way to Twin Shores we visited St. Mary's church.
