Spreadable Fruit and Lobsters

With the North part of PEI done, it was time to let the very eager Charlotte head towards her near relative – Charlottetown. The drive from Summerside to Charlottetown is only around 65 km, but on the way are 2 PEI institutions: the PEI preserve company ; and New Glasgow lobster suppers To be fair, I stumbled across […]

Prince Edward island (PEI)

With the delights of a long weekend in Fredericton over, it was time to bid farewell to New Brunswick and head over to Price Edward Island (PEI). This time there was no dilly dallying along backroads. Charlotte and I hit the Trans Canada Highway and hightailed it east. Some 300 odd kms later we approached […]

More French Entertainment

After the previous day’s Canada Day festivities, the weekend proper began in Frederiction. All over town the mood was still festive, with everyone still bouyed up by the celebrations. Charlotte and I drove around, checking out the city proper, which away from the charming historical setting by the river, was really a little non-descript and […]

Canada Day celebrations

Fredericton is the provincial capital of New Brunswick. Located on the banks of the St John River, with a historic district full of wonderful old buildings surrounding a central park, it was where Charlotte and I found ourselves on the eve of Canada Day. As we drove in, preparations were in full swing in the […]