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August
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Prince Edward
Island (PEI) is located off the eastern coast of Canada, nestled between
the provinces of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Québec, Newfoundland
and Labrador in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. Prince Edward Island is in the
Atlantic Time Zone. The maritime province is the smallest in the nation
in both land area and population (excluding the territories). PEI
is the 104th largest island in the world, and Canada's 23rd largest island.
The island was named for Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn (1767–1820),
the fourth son of King George III and the father of Queen Victoria. |
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sign on the Confederation Bridge blinks from English to French. |
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The Confederation
Bridge spans the Abegweit Passage of Northumberland Strait, linking Prince
Edward Island with mainland New Brunswick, Canada. It was commonly referred
to as the Fixed Link by residents of Prince Edward Island prior
to its official naming. Construction took place from the autumn of 1993
to the spring of 1997, costing C$1.3 billion. The 8 mile long bridge opened on 31 May 1997. Most of the curved bridge
is 131 feet above water. Crossing takes approximately
10 minutes. |
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View
from the Confederation Bridge. |
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Exiting the
Confederation toll bridge, the two RV Gypsies found themselves in the town
of Borden-Carleton and the Gateway Village Visitor Centre and shopping complex.
All street signs on PEI were in both English and French. Everybody the two
RV Gypsies met, spoke English and were very friendly. |
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| Anne of Green Gables is a best selling novel by Canadian author Lucy Maud Montgomery published in 1908. Set in 1878, it was written as fiction for readers of all ages, but in recent decades has been considered a children's book. Montgomery found her inspiration for the book on an old piece of paper that she had written at a young age, describing a couple that were mistakenly sent an orphan girl instead of a boy, yet decided to keep her. Montgomery also drew upon her own childhood experiences in rural Prince Edward Island. Montgomery used a photograph of Evelyn Nesbit, which she had clipped from New York’s Metropolitan Magazine, and pasted the framed clipping on the wall of her bedroom, as the model for the face of Anne Shirley, the book's main character. | |
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Anne
of Green Gables Statue |
Karen Duquette dressed
up as Anne of Green Gables |
| The red on traffic lights were square and the yellow was triangular. The green was round. | Hay and potatoes
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The
two RV Gypsies settled into the KOA Campground in Cavendish |
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Victoria-By-The-Sea
is a small historic seaport village situated for relaxation and recreation,
with treed streets reminiscent of a bygone era, a bit of shopping, a lighthouse,
and the largest tree on Prince Edward Island. |
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| Children swimming in the cold water by the wharf | View
from the wharf |
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| This sign says Stop 4 Directions. The two RV Gypsies stopped by the sign for a long time and nobody gave them any directions. Bad sign - LOL! | |
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Victoria-By-The-Sea
Lighthouse (PEI) |
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| Prince Edward Island's biggest tree - located just up the street from the Victoria-By-The-Sea Lighthouse | |
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| Downtown Summerside is one of the foremost dining and shopping areas in the Province of Prince Edward Island. | |
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