Prince Edward Island Day 2

 Today we took on a local guide for a tour of PEI, as the locals call it. After a tour of the city, reliving some of its history, we headed to Cavendish and the site of one of the island's most famous homes - Green Gables. If you have read the book, 'Anne of Green Gables', then this is the home which features in the story.







The house and grounds at Green Gables are administered by Parks Canada, and the woods and forest walks bear the names of those in the story. This lovely little stream was along Lover's Lane. How romantic!
There is, of course, a gift shop in the grounds. John and a couple of the ladies have been having a running joke about his dislike of them, so they say he should open up a chain of them. As we are driving along you'll hear someone call out, 'Look John! Another gift shop'.

This is Cavendish beach, the most popular beach on the island. The redness of the soil is iron and is apparently very difficult to get out of clothing. We thought of the red Kingaroy and Maleny soil and could commiserate with them. It is a red limestone and an enterprising young man sells t-shirts he has stained with the soil, as PEI Dirt Shirts. You can buy a white shirt with a pack of dirt and the instructions on how to make your own, or buy the shirt pre-stained.




We had a stroll through the grounds of Government House and saw squirrels and this sun dial. What made this sun dial special was when we were talking to the gardeners, they joked that they reset it each day so they could knock off early. Good to see there are comedians all over the world.

It's Thanksgiving Weekend in Canada and many houses have harvest themed displays out the front - pumpkins, squash, autumn flowers and colours, scarecrows and crops. This wreath was on the front door of a house we passed on one of our walks. Huge, but beautiful.

Seen today: A cruise ship leaving town; A seagull eating a starfish; Petrol at 108.3/L; A fox; Bronze statues of people from PEI's history; Red sandstone buildings.