Sometimes it is just hard to get the time, the wifi or the energy to type the blog when you are on a road trip. In this case it was energy and time mostly...more energy or lack there of due to the insane heat and humidity.
So here is the condensed version of the last three days.
Day 6 - The Road to Hell
We left Grand Pre and Beach Breeze on an early start with the intention of stopping for breakfast along the way. We all know the road to hell is paved with good ones, and as fate saw it, we found and travelled that road...ending up a Tim’s for breakfast. Now nothing against Tims but we had set out with the hopes of finding a nice little Mom and Pop where we could sit inside and enjoy a “comfort” breakfast. We were happy mind you considering the road to hell even had a Tim’s.
We managed to find a pretty nice route to take us to Truro, where we made a stop for lunch at Jerry’s brother and sister-in-laws, Bev and Mike. The whole family was there to greet us and it was really great to be around a large family gathering. They welcomed us (sweaty and all) and fed us a great lunch of salads and grilled chicken and shrimp. Also made some new friends with Luna and Charlie...their two dogs.
Our next stop was a promise to Thy that if we saw a Sunflower farm we would stop...5 minutes after leaving Mike and Bev’s...we found the farm! We waited as Jerry and Thy made their way through the garden...sunflowers safely stowed in my top case and we were off again!
We headed out with a stop in Tatamagouche (yes at brewery) for a light beverage and then on to a stop in Amherst before arriving home.....We had just enough road dust to make getting home the best part of the day. A shopping trip to the market for Thy and I, salads were made and steaks were grilled and we were all ready for sleep.
Day 7 - Looking for Mud in all the wrong places (you can sing it!)
The next day, saw us up early. Thy made me a fabulous soup for breakfast which is traditional in Vietnam. I could have soup like that every morning for breakfast and now I will have to start making my own. Luckily she was very generous in showing me how and telling me the secrets to a good soup base. We all headed out in the car to Hopewell Rocks to show Thy and Jerry the “ocean floor”. They are both amazed by the difference in low and high tide and this was the best place to not only show them the difference but to read the hows and why at the information center. We take these things for granted when we live here and we simply couldn’t explain it all to them, so it was a bit of an education for us as well.
While on the rocks, Jerry happened to to see a couple of small kids having fun in the mud...not to be robbed of an opportunity, he decided it was worth a try as well (despite all the prior warnings). He damn near got stuck and none of us were looking to rescue...support (and by support I mean cat calling and laughter) was provided from a safe distance.
We then headed to Alma for lunch and then back to the ranch where Thy showed me how to make Sushi and spring rolls. I can’t wait to try and will need to FaceTime her when I get ready to do it ! We then headed out to see Con and Terri at their place. We got to play with Winston until Theo arrived. Then it was pass the baby..Theo is just adorable and a bit of a tease with a wicked sense of humour...seems to run in the family.
After feeding the cows we headed home to have the sushi and rolls prepared earlier and by this time it was quite late.Day 8 - Did you say COWS?
We didn’t need an early start so we just packed up in the morning as we were getting ready to leave.
After a great breakfast soup this morning (different soup again!) we hit the road and headed for the island. Luckily we stopped for a bum break at the gas station as we were not sure how long the line up would be to the island for Covid check in. The ride across the Confederation Bridge is still one of my favourite rides....you can see forever and it feels like you are floating above the ocean. The line up for the residents of Atlantic Canada were not nearly as long as the line ups for everyone outside of the Atlantic Provinces...even with that it was sitting in 38 degree temps waiting to get under the big tent. We quickly made our way through and pulled into the village for our Cows Ice Cream because you can’t come to PEI without stopping for Cows. We road to Alberton, our stop for the night, arriving a little earlier than planned so we had lunch at the Albert and Crown before heading to the hotel. Out of the sun, into a cool shower and it is now “catch up” time...and for those of you who really thought they were going to to get the condensed version....well you show know better than to set such expectations.
Supper tonight and off to explore the Island tomorrow. Good night Anne!
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