PEI and Cape Breton

a couple of Cape Breton pics as promised. The left one is Chetticamp, one of the few times there was no wind out here and the water was smooth enough to cast a nice reflection. The right one is Bay St. Lawrence on the northern end.

anyway, when last updated we had reached PEI n Tuesay and camped near the ferry terminal. Wednesday we golfed at Brudenell - an amazing resort course. Great scenery, great course conditions, great weather and poor to mediocre golf. Loved it but of course forgot our camera. Camped right beside the golf course. Thursday went to National Park at Greenwich and saw the dunes. Great beach with large dunes as far as the eye could see. Not a soul around except a couple of park employees and a half dozen old ladies - looked like a church trip. It was really nice. From there went to Charlottetown and hiked thru the downtown and waterfront. Neat and old little city. Had a great lunch at a pub on a "no vehicles" market street.

After wandering we went to visit some ex-Red Deer hashers. Jacki and Kent (aka Knot A Girl and Hunka Hunka Burnin Spud) have a beautiful new house outside Charlottetown. Got to meet the twins, Aiden (the PEI baseball hitting star) and and Janaya (whose big eyes and cute smile are going to cause her Dad no end of trouble!). They fed us far to well and entertained us for the night.

Friday morning off to Summerside. Nice little city - wandered around the waterfront for awhile and then saw they had a new "wellness" facility. Went there - it was a lot like the Collicutt Centre on a little smaller scale. Spent some time in the gym, swam a few laps and did the steam room. Exercise is really overrated as I hurt for days after. Went to Linkletter Prov Park after and had a picnic supper while we watched the sunset. Very nice and then did the Walmart camping thing.

Saturday more driving around along the shoreline. PEI is great as everything is a short distance. Went for a bike ride on the Confederation Trail. The trail is the old railway line and covers pretty much the whole island. Really well maintained and flat so is a joy to ride on. From there went to Savage Harbour as recomended by Jacki and Kent. Parked down a back road, pretty much right on the beach, no one else around. It was amazing. A car pulled up shortly before 6:00 a.m. but backed out when they saw us - I figure young couple looking for privacy!?!

Sunday morning went back to Jacki and Kent's and spent the day with them and the kids. Had a great time - saw some sites and went mussel and oyster hunting. Then back to their place for another great dinner. After that played some cards but somehow did not seem to do as well without me keeping score.

It was great to see them and meet the kids and hope they can get to Red Deer sometime soon to see us and the rest of the hashers. They are phenomenal hosts if anyone else gets a chance to come visit!

Monday morning was more golfing. Glen Afton is 18 holes right on the ocean. Beautiful views and a decent course. Aneeda/Monique shot a 56 on the front nine and was thrilled. I think she will soon be beating me.

Monday afternoon we crossed the Confederation Bridge and now back in Nova Scotia. It is now dark and cold and I am at a picnic table outside the office of a campground near Truro.. They advertise WiFi but only works in a 10 foot radius of the office....

Still having a great time and still missing you all!!

Randy/Mobey's and Monique/Aneeda

PS was going to add more pics but having connection probs - will try to get on later....