Us on Castle Hill

Prince Edward Island

So our ferry crossing from Newfoundland was very uneventful; we were all exhausted and slept for 10 of the 15 hours! We drove to Caribou, Nova Scotia and hopped on another ferry (a little over an hour only) and took it to Prince Edward Island (Harold, thanks for that tip! You saved us so much driving time and you were right that the ferry runs pretty often, we only had to wait 20 minutes!) We are in Cavendish, PEI right now. This island is gorgeous but it's cold tonight! Feels more like an October evening than July (Mom, you would love it!). What we've seen of the island so far has been lots of green, rolling hills and farmland...right alongside beautiful ocean scenes!

 

We had a fantastic dinner tonight (as you can see in the picture) of Newfoundland snow crab, compliments of cousin Wayne and Rose (thanks so much!!). We're sitting by a great campfire and are about to make some s'mores. We're only a few minutes from the beach so we're hoping it warms up a little tomorrow so we can check it out.

 

I'm posting the pictures that didn't work last night. This connection is much stronger than the one out in the Atlantic! The pictures are of the beautiful town of Placentia, Newfoundland and Cape St. Mary's (the bird sanctuary I mentioned last night). The kids are loving every minute of this trip. They especially enjoyed meeting and spending time with some cousins they didn't know they had! It turns out we have another Emma in our family, so we now refer to her as "Emma K." If you're reading this up there...we really want you all to come visit us in CT so we can spend some more time with you, and give us the chance to return your hospitality and generosity! John, Lauren really needs to visit Hoboken...The Cake Boss is waiting for her visit!

 

I need to sign off for now so I can move on to the more important task of s'mores! We're missing everyone, we'll see you in a few days!

We're Cruising Again

Well, unfortunately, our time in Newfoundland has come to an end. We are back on the boat on our way to Nova Scotia. We had such an incredible time. Everyone is friendly and welcoming, and Jerry's family was soooo good to us! We stayed with Harold and Thelma who treated us as if we were staying in a hotel. They opened up their home, they cooked for us, they had a great barbecue last night with about 25 people for dinner. And this was all in the middle of their daughter getting married...I don't know how they find the energy! We just can't say enough how much we enjoyed every minute. I'm sure most of you have never been to Newfoundland, but if you ever the get the chance, you'll want to keep coming back again and again! I can assure you that we will not wait 10 years between visits again. Jerry's entire family spoiled us the whole time we were here; lending us a car, putting us up and feeding us.....not sure how I will function without them!

I have a few more pictures, but the wi-fi connection on the boat is not very strong so I'm not sure if I'll be able to post them. We went to a bird sanctuary today called Cape St. Mary's. It's a remote part of the island where millions of birds nest. It looks as if you are in Ireland. It's about an hour drive from Placentia, and then the access road to get in to the trail is about 5 or 6 miles. Then you walk about 3/4 of a mile out to the cliffs and can get such an incredible view of the birds, the cliffs and the ocean. The kids will have so much material to write about when they head back to school in the fall!!

I'm going to sign off for the night. We just had a great dinner and will be heading to bed soon. We should be in Nova Scotia around 9:30 in the morning. We plan to go out to Prince Edward Island for a night and then start the drive back to CT. I'll update again as I can gain access to wi-fi.

The Beautiful Bride

Screeching In

Water in Placentia

Signal Hill