Tuesday, July 28, 2009

Day 36 (7/27/09) - Eastern PEI, Day 2

Day 2 of our tour of the Eastern part of the island, began with a trip to Home Depot and Canadian Tire. The shower had started leaking again, so we purchased the necessary parts for an attempted fix. We drilled holes in the floor of the shower and sprayed expandable foam into them in hopes that it would provide support for the floor. A fiberglass repair kit was used to fix the crack in the floor and cover the newly drilled holes. The floor looks pretty ugly, but maybe the leak is fixed.

We then traveled to Georgetown to see the MacDonald Memorial Garden. He was Georgetown's Father of the Confederation. Although a pretty place, it was not as expansive as the literature led us to believe. As a side note, most of the towns in PEI are very small, and have very few businesses. So, Georgetown was not unusual, but we had expected more.

Next was Montague. The reverse was true here. We expected a hamlet and found a small city. In fact, they had two car dealers - still in business. We had read about a small restaurant overlooking the bay, so we stopped for lunch. Donna had a small pasta dish - seafood linguine. Steve had the fish cakes. Both were very good, and a strawberry shortcake completed this excellent dining experience.

We stopped at PEI's only winery. I'm sorry I failed to get pictures, but it was a beautiful location overlooking the Northumberland Stait. They're proud of their wine, too.

We returned to the RV park just before a thunderstorm passed through. It served to increase the humidity a tad. However, it wasn't so bad we couldn't set outside and share a bottle of the local wine with the neighbors from Houston.

Distance: 123 miles (197 km)
Time: 3.4 hours
KPG: 37.2
No Fuel
Camping: $30.60

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