Prince Edward Island has many tourist routes and today Helen especially wanted to do the northern half of the central part of the island. The main destination was Cavendish, where Green Gables National Park is located.
Today there would be no using the GPS, instead Helen was wielding the tourist map and giving directions. The map included many highlights including lighthouses, lookouts, and scenic routes. After heading north and reaching the coast, we meandered along taking in the various stops. The scenery is stunning here.
It became apparent that this area must have a huge intake of visitors during the summer. There are countless restaurants, and accommodations along the way, as well as fun parks and holiday camps. There are also active fishing communities along the coast, and many farms, many of which were being harvested today.
Our tourist map was often misleading in terms of the locations of lighthouses, and the roads were sometimes unsealed, adding to the adventure. The ground here, and the seaside cliffs, are a rich red, not the usual grey/brown.
We went through the house and nearby bush walks including Lovers Lane which really is beautiful with the trees in autumn colours.
Following this, we took in some more coastal scenes, and failed to find some more lighthouses (or they were unreachable on private land). It was by now early afternoon, and with an hours drive back to Charlottetown, and not much inbetween, we made a beeline for there to get a late lunch.
The weather is supposed to get bad again tomorrow, and since today was such a beautiful day, and we've seen what we came to see, we've decided to leave a day early. So tomorrow morning, we have a 9 hour drive to Quebec City. We're not expecting much excitement but until teleporting is invented, this is our best option.
Oh and finally - happy Back To The Future Day! Being 21 Oct 2015, this is the date set on the DeLorean in the movie trilogy. Not very relevant to Anne of Green Gables but I had to mention it.
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