Lighthouse galore

We spent most of the day in the car exploring the island. We did get lost. The maps that we have and the road signs were not the most intuitive.

After checking out we got into the car and drove a whole 5 feet out of the parking lot before we spotted a large indoor flea market across the street. Minor detour. I got a vintage looking Coke pint glass that is in both English & French (like everything in Canada). Not a bad 50 cent purchase. Carol scored some plates and a little rooster planter, and Megan sported a new shawl she got there most of the day for warmth. It's cold here - ranging in the 40s and 50s throughout the day.

Our tourist route focused on the east side of the island in King's County since we entered and slept in Queen's County. We did most of the Points East Coastal Drive. The highlights were the red sand and cliffs, and the lighthouses. One particular worth mentioning is the Cape Bear lighthouse where the first distress signal of the Titanic was heard before it sank near Newfoundland.

While there are no deer or moose on PEI, we did see two foxes. One of them was tame-ish and settled by an abandoned shed near the East Point Lighthouse with five of her babies playing and living underneath the shed. Quite cute.

PEI is the smallest of the Canadian provinces. Lots of farmland and beautiful scenery. Not too touristy either which is nice. We didn't make it up to where Anne of Green Gables tourist central is. I don't know if I've read that or not, so may have to pick up a copy.

We saw lots of ravens today and I was kind of baffled why we didn't see lots of seagulls. Then we started noticing that the seagulls were all grazing in the red soil potato fields. Something delicious in the soil apparently.

Speaking of food - Carol was determined to get mussels today. Once we finally found a gas station (we were getting desperate), we spotted Rick's Fish N' Chips and Seafood House across the street. Score. Apparently the mussels were delicious. Megan was bummed that they were out of the lobster roll so she got a fish sandwich. The only vegetarian lunch item was a veggie burger, that they were out of as well. So I got a not very good side salad for lunch. Second time that has happened on this leg of the trip. Hopeful that I'll be able to eat better in Nova Scotia!

Speaking of which we just arrived in Nova Scotia. We're staying a bit outside of Halifax at a Best Western on Chocolate Lake. When I booked the hotel they had a cute chocolate lab on the website. It brought smiles to my face when I checked in and there was an adorable chocolate lab snoozing behind the desk. Pleasant surprise. Will be sure to pet Cocoa tomorrow.