PEI....love this place.

As we crossed over the longest darn bridge I have ever been on...it seemed that we had finally arrived. I had dreamed of being on the east coast of Canada for many years and I was finally here. Another thing off the bucket list!

 Bridge into PEI

 We toured around and savoured the laid back life of an east coaster. Kind of like us on the west coast but x's2.

That evening we went to the Claddagh Oyster House and for the first time in his life Mark had PEI mussels...hey I said "When in Rome". He bravely ate one and then two and you get the picture...yup they were a hit!

tasty morsels

After a great dinner we wandered around Charlottetown. Listening to the music from sidewalk musicians.

Olive at Point Prim...go Olive go!

The next night we decided to venture out to a local lighthouse, Point Prim. It is the oldest lighthouse in PEI built in 1845 and the only round brick lighthouse in Canada. Down the gravel road from the lighthouse is a true gem of a restaurant. The best seafood chowder!

Ruth playing the pipes

This is where we met Sandy (owner of the restaurant) with a fantastic sense of humor and Ruth a warm and wonderful women who played the bagpipes (or on this occasion the parlor pipes...smaller version) We ended up chatting with them for quite sometime and when it was time to go Sandy told us to just park overnight right where we were....we took her up on the offer to sleep by the ocean. When the ladies left for the night there was no one around (the lighthouse was down the end of a very long road and it was pitch black). In the morning Sandy was back with the coffee on and made us two egg sandwiches with the best PEI cheese. Thanks again to two very beautiful ladies for making us feel so welcome. We appreciated spending time with you and listening to your stories. Blessings.

Sandy and Ruth

Linda, Mark and me in PEI

On the same night we met a Sharon and her daughter Linda  who were spending some time together...just the two of them, left the boys at home. Turned out they were both Christians and we had a wonderful time telling them our story about our adventures across Canada and how wonderful it has been to have opportunities to pray with people and share the "Love". We were very impressed with Linda and how mature she was for such a young women. She had been some major health issues in life but through her faith as pulled through and is on her way to school to become a nurse. Talking to her we know she will make a compassionate and inspiring nurse and we wish her the best of luck with her studies. When we finished talking with them, Sharon said we had made their night...in fact their trip she said! That was very kind and we also enjoyed the moments that we were able to share with all of the wonderful ladies we met at Point Prim PEI.