2001-08-28: Confederation Bridge
We arrived on Prince Edward Island via the Confederation Bridge. It is an architectural wonder spanning about 8 miles over the Northumberland Strait and goes from New Brunswick to PEI.
2001-08-29: Orwell Corner Historic Village
Although Orwell Corner Historic Village was small, it was neat because this is where the buildings actually stood in the 1800's when this was a thriving community. Of course we had to take a picture of the school but there was also a shingle mill, blacksmith, general store, community hall, church and barns
2001-08-29: Teaching Again
Here is Tryna back in front of the classroom - well sort of. This is as close to teaching as she is going to get this fall!!
2001-08-29: Slow Traffic
This is the kind of traffic one must contend with when driving through a farming community. We saw a few tobacco fields and lots of potato and hay fields. We wish we could see the potatoes being harvested but we're a few weeks early.
2001-08-29: Point Prim Lighthouse
Built in 1845, this is the oldest lighthouse on PEI. It is also the only round brick light on the island.
2001-08-30: Cape Bear Lighthouse
This is a typical PEI lighthouse. Not the prettiest in the world but still neat.
2001-08-30: Anglican Church
The island is dotted with quaint, tiny churches like this one. They date back to the 1800's and have small cemeteries beside them to prove their age. We are enjoying the churches as well as wandering through the cemeteries to see the family names.
2001-08-30: Skinners Pond Harbor
This is a typical small town harbor here on PEI. We really enjoyed watching the lobster boats unloading their take.
2001-08-30: Seal Point Harbor
Two lobster boats ready to go out to check the pots. There are two lobster seasons here - a fall and a spring. A lobsterman can only secure a license for one of these seasons (for a mere $20,000) which lasts about 2 months. Getting into the trade is difficult as licenses are limited (you have to wait until a lobsterman dies or chooses to get out).
2001-08-30: One Room Schoolhouse
We think that because of the high winds in this area that this schoolhouse was built with windows on only one side of the building. It was located right on the cliffs.