Day 4 was dedicated to visiting Prince Edward Island. Therefore,
the day started with crossing the Confederation Bridge: a 13km long bridge
connecting PEI to the rest of Canada. It was quite an impressive structure
although we weren’t looking forward to paying the $50 toll on the way back out
XD Upon arriving on the island, we soon noticed that there was red dirt
everywhere: roads, fields, cliffs, etc. We also enjoyed seeing the houses which
were painted with bright colours such as turquoise, pink, and orange.
Our first stop was at a small village called
Victoria-by-the-Sea. Honestly, it was quite disappointing; it looked much
better in pictures on the internet. One nice thing about PEI is that everything
is very close together, so messing with our itinerary was not an issue. In
fact, we never drove more than an hour at a time :p So we headed to North
Rustico, an area where Ken said I would have a shot at a Blackspotted
Stickleback. I fished for an hour but could only find Threespines and Mummichog,
the Blackspotteds were nowhere to be found.
We drove along the Coastal Scenic Parkway in order to get a
good view of the famous red cliffs as we headed to our next destination. Along
with Thunder Cove Beach, we thought it offered the best views of the cliffs so
it was well worth the drive.
The next stop was a visit to the Anne of Green Gables house,
I had no idea who she was but it was a must-see for Alex. Apparently, it’s a
very famous Canadian story that I was somehow oblivious of. It seemed like a
pretty standard house to me but it did have this useful fireplace without a place for a fire LOL.
Our final stop on the island was to eat dinner at the Chip
Shack in downtown Charlottetown. It ended up being the highlight of our quick
tour of the province. The lady who runs the place is super outgoing and
enthusiastic; it seemed impossible to not have a good conversation with her!
The food was delicious; I had a lobster roll while Alex enjoyed fish and chips.
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