Yesterday we took the ferry across to Prince Edward Island so I could fulfill my childhood Anne of Green Gables dreams. It is such a beautiful island!
This scene at Wood Islands greeted us as we arrived on the ferry. Loved all the red beaches.
I loved all the barns, enormous compared to the houses and beautifully maintained yards and surrounded by vegetable crops.
We first headed to Cavendish, so I could visit the house that inspired Green Gables. It's beautifully done by the National Parks Service, each room setup to look as described in the books.
There was always a queue to get into the house, thanks to it being a rainy day and a cruise ship in town.
Anne's bedroom.
I wandered though the Haunted Woods, towards the house were L.M. Montgomery grew up until I got to the Green Gables golf course!
They even had a Jersey cow in the barn!
After a quick stop at the Avonlea shopping village, we then wandered around downtown/waterfront Charlottetown.
On our way back to the ferry we spontaneously decided to follow a sign to Belfast Mini Mills Yarn Shop. It was a most interesting place, based on a farm, we even got a free mill tour. This yarn is a quarter each of quivit, merino, alpaca and silk.
This scene at Wood Islands greeted us as we arrived on the ferry. Loved all the red beaches.
I loved all the barns, enormous compared to the houses and beautifully maintained yards and surrounded by vegetable crops.
We first headed to Cavendish, so I could visit the house that inspired Green Gables. It's beautifully done by the National Parks Service, each room setup to look as described in the books.
There was always a queue to get into the house, thanks to it being a rainy day and a cruise ship in town.
Anne's bedroom.
I wandered though the Haunted Woods, towards the house were L.M. Montgomery grew up until I got to the Green Gables golf course!
They even had a Jersey cow in the barn!
After a quick stop at the Avonlea shopping village, we then wandered around downtown/waterfront Charlottetown.
On our way back to the ferry we spontaneously decided to follow a sign to Belfast Mini Mills Yarn Shop. It was a most interesting place, based on a farm, we even got a free mill tour. This yarn is a quarter each of quivit, merino, alpaca and silk.
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