PEI Day 4

We were up early again, but this time it was a different purpose. We needed to pack up the camp and get ready to go. We did all that, and even before the required check out time. We had now seen the middleish part of PEI and the eastern part of PEI, but had not yet checked out the west. Luckily there was still time.

Knowing we had to get back to Saint John we did not have tons of time, but we had a few hours to kill. We went back to the information centre and picked up some of that red drink that Anne of Green Gables drinks... Raspberry Cordial... or something.... and then headed west. We drove along the coast for most of the time and were wowed, as always, by the beautiful views.

We cut across the island until we were on the southern shore. We were looking for the bottle house on our way back to the bridge. The bottle house is a set of buildings constructed completely out of glass bottles. When the man who did this started recycling did not exist, so he went to the dump every week to try and find more glass bottles. It is actually quite amazing what he was able to do with a little mortar and plenty of glass.

Inside the Chapel

A House from the Outside

Inside the House

Art

Aware of our timing we did not doddle too long and continue down the coast. We did stop however in a provincial park. We got out of the car, walked to the beach, and for the first time since we had arrived on PEI we stood in warm water. Sure, they say the Gulf of St. Lawrence is warmer than the Atlantic near Saint John, but really, a little warmer than frigid is not great. The waters in the Northumberland Strait however are much much much warmer. We had the strong urge to go for a swim, but were bound by the realities of having to drive home.

The Road to Heaven

It was not long before we were at the bridge and were paying our $42.50 to leave the island. Over the bridge and on the long road back to Saint John. It was long, seemingly long at least because the temperatures inland were outrageous and Jerusalem's air conditioner doesn't seem to uh... work... Whatever.

The rest of Jerusalem did work, and we did make it home.

It was a good long weekend. We saw a great many things and did some things that we will remember forever. I guess it took a week to write about it here, but you can't rush greatness.

If anyone ever has any questions about where I have been because they want more information to do it themselves please e-mail me. I am not very good at including all of the formal names and locations of places...

Until the next adventure...