Mosers in the Maritimes

On Saturday night when the Temple closed we drove to the airport and picked up Sue-anne, Langley and Carter.  We were very excited to see them.  They got a rainy Nova Scotia welcome.

The next morning we attended church in the Cole Harbour ward and then set off in the fog to meet Nathan, Tara and boys in Charlottetown, P.E.I.  All along the road were lupins in various colours to offset the green trees.

About the time we arrived in Pictou county the fog had lifted and the sun was shining.  We arrived at the ferry in good time and joined the lineup of cars waiting to get on.

Ferry Lineup

 A Smooth Crossing

Halfway across we met a ferry returning to Nova Scotia.  It doesn't cost to ride the ferry to P.E.I. but it costs $75 to get off the island.  That is why we took the ferry over and came back on the Confederation Bridge.  It only costs $45.00 to cross on the bridge.

 Northumberland Ferries Limited

Wood Islands Ferry Terminal

When we arrived in Charlottetown we found the Baines boys in the motel playground.

We drove downtown and looked at all the old buildings.

We arrived at  Provincial House with only seven minutes left to look around so did a quick walk through.

The traffic lights were interesting.  Green was round, yellow was diamond shaped, and red was square - helpful to the colour blind I  suppose.

We ended up down at the harbour and had supper on the balcony of a restaurant looking our over the harbour.  It was a beautiful night.

Langley had her first experience with Lobster.

Monday morning the first stop was the Cows Creamery.  Cows ice cream is very good.  The creamery is where all Cows ice cream is made and also where they make shirts with a cow theme - things like a cow playing hockey with the title "Sidney Cowsby" or "Moo Tube".  Some of the shirts were very funny.  They also made cheese at the Creamery.

The next stop was Green Gables.

In the afternoon we went to a beach near Cavendish.  For the first while it was cool, cloudy and windy.

Orson, Liam and Langley went dune jumping.

The sky gradually cleared and from four o'clock to six-thirty it was beautiful and had warmed up.

When the fog rolled in at 6:30 we left and drove across Confederation Bridge to Moncton.  We stayed overnight at the Residence Inn and left next morning for the Hopewell Rocks.  The kids enjoyed the playground as much as the rocks.

The height of the tide depends on the moon and at this time the tides weren't as high as they are at times.
The rocks weren't totally covered at high tide.