The Adventures of Micah and Jared: PEI August 2015

Tuesday, August 18, 2015

PEI August 2015

This past week we were able to take a family vacation to Prince Edward Island. It was a week of wonderful memories. We flew into Moncton, rented a car and drove across the Confederation Bridge to the island. We stayed at a cottage owned by diary farmers which was walking distance to the beautiful beach in Cavendish. The owners were very friendly and encouraged the kids to visit the barns to play with the kittens and watch the milkings. We spent time touring the different parts of the island and tried to take in different experiences. Mid week we had a rain day - so we went into Charlottetown. We checked out a free noon performance at the Confederation Centre of the Arts, took a double decker bus tour and went to COWs ice cream factory. Another day we went to Green Gables. This was the only thing that was a disappointment. Friends of ours raved about the little town (Village of Avonlea) that had actors that would re-enact different parts of the books and was very interactive for kids; however, the little town is now just a bunch of tourist shops. The park of Green Gables was also nothing special. We checked out the singing sands beach - which was a beautiful beach. We happened across (quite by accident) access to the beach that the local use, which allowed us just to enjoy the beach without the crowds. The singing sands were more like the squeaking sands; however, it was still neat and we also saw a seal (or sea lion - we are not quite sure) while we were there. Micah heard about sea glass and wanted to find some, so we tried different beaches that were suppose to have sea glass - however, we couldn't find any, so we ended up buying some at a little shop. Other highlights of the trip included clam digging (which included a picnic lunch of steamed clams that we just caught), lobster dinner, and deep sea fishing. It was a lovely balance of relaxation and new experiences. The trip ended with us back in New Brunswick visiting dear friends of ours from Edmonton who now live outside of Moncton on a farm. Their oldest boy was Jared's age and the kids had so much fun playing in the mud, picking berries, feeding chickens and roasting marshmallows.