Woke up this morning with bright sunshine streaming through the back window. I had left the blackout screen partly down last night and one back door open. The campsite is more open than we would normally like but with the hurricane damage, there is no other choice.
Brian has a meeting this morning so we have a late start to the day. Temperatures are going into the high 80s today so I went for a long walk along the beach while Brian was occupied elsewhere. I also had some catch up work to do for one of my organizations so we both had our laptops out for ‘work’ purposes. The Starlink makes this so much easier.
Perfect day to make sun tea! We managed to leave camp before checkout time. By 11 am it was 86F.
Our campground for the next 2 nights is in this same area, just further east down the beach a few miles. We decided to go into Charlottetown for lunch and some sightseeing. Charlottetown played an important part in Canadian Confederation.
PEI is beautiful country. Long rolling hills, perfect agricultural conditions particularly for potatoes. Lovely red sand beaches along the north shore. Farming, both at sea and on land, is the predominant way of life here.
Canadian Confederation
The Confederation at Charlottetown, also known as the Charlottetown Conference, was a significant event in Canadian history that took place in September 1864 in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. It was a meeting of delegates from the provinces of Canada, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia to discuss the possibility of creating a federal union of the British North American colonies.
The conference was initially intended to discuss maritime union among the Maritime provinces, but during the meetings, the idea of a larger union involving all British North American colonies was proposed. This led to discussions about the creation of a federal union, which ultimately laid the groundwork for the Confederation of Canada.
The Charlottetown Conference was an important step towards the eventual establishment of the Dominion of Canada, which took place in 1867. It was followed by the Quebec Conference in 1864 and the London Conference in 1866, which further refined the terms of Confederation. Overall, the Charlottetown Conference played a crucial role in shaping the political landscape of Canada and its path towards becoming a unified nation.
We drove around Charlottetown for a bit before finding parking at Confederation Landing. This is a delightful area on the water with several restaurants. We settled on the Lobster on the Wharf and its dockside patio. It’s warm, 85F, but not humid by our standards. With the light breeze off the ocean and the sun umbrellas, it’s very pleasant.
Interesting tidbit: PEI has to import all its gravel and rocks as it’s mainly sand! We’ve seen a lot of roadwork and repaving. Must require a lot of paving materials to import. Z m
Ok. By anybody’s standards, today is hot! The van thermometer registered 91F as we pulled into camp. We do have some shade at least and the ever present wind. I had to dig out our little portable fan to get it charged up for tonight. We really don’t use our AC, at least not for sleeping. Too noisy.who would have thought it be this hot in June in PEI? Certainly not the locals either.
This is a lousy campsite for set up. It’s not level either front to back or side to side. We opted for side to side leveling for the sake of the refrigerator door and the pantry. We’ll live with the other issue. In addition, the services provided are on opposite sides, electrical on the left where it should be but water on the right where it shouldn’t. The hose barely reached and it’s strung out across the living space of the campsite and is a trip hazard. Whoever designed this wasn’t a camper.
We did some food shopping on our way out of Charlottetown. We tried to buy steamed lobster at the market where we had lunch but the salesperson was tied up with another transaction. After 10 minutes with no end to the wait in sight, we gave up. We managed to buy one small steamed lobster in the Foodland store.
Relaxing in the shade with the Arnold Palmers I made from this morning’s sun tea and lemonade with cookies late afternoon. I finished another book on my list. That’s two for the trip.
Dinner tonight is lobster salad, asparagus and brocoli, icecream for dessert.
We may or may not walk along the beach tonight. It’s not far. Depends on the temperature.
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