Today was the earliest start of the week - 6:30am to get going for breakfast, and ready to leave on the tour buses by 8:00am ! One of the highlights of breakfast was a live radio remote by the local CBC radio station being held right from our dining hall - we woke to the radio playing reports and interviews from the previous fair days, and chats with the students from this morning during dinner.
The tours began with a visit to the Confederation Place Art Gallery and to Province House, the "birthplace of Confederation", where in 1864 the first meetings were held to discuss the creation of the Dominion of Canada. Information and tours on the history of Confederation were provided, and then it was back onto the buses for a visit to the Cows Ice Cream factory, which including a sampling of Cows cheese and, of course, their ice cream, plus a short tour.
Then came a drive over to the PEI base of the Confederation bridge, the span that connects PEI to the mainland. An opportunity was provided for everyone to get an up close look at this engineering marvel, though a bit of drizzle and cold wind made the stop a bit shorter than planned.
There was a visit to a PEI ceramics/figurine maker, and then on to Cavendish, where the first stop was a quick visit to the birthplace of Lucy Maud Montgomery, followed by a stop at Prince Edward Island National Park, the home of the Anne of Green Gables house and farm. Everyone had a chance to wander the grounds and look around, and the weather co-operated for the afternoon stops (cloudy but no rain).
Then we were off to a quick stop at Cavendish beach, known for sandstone and sand dunes. The team had a lot of fun wandering the beach, the rocks, and seeing the Atlantic Ocean.
After Cavendish it was back on the road, back to the University Campus. Then it was time to board a city bus for the quick trip back to downtown Charlottetown, for our "Dinner on the town" night. We arranged reservations at a very nice PEI eatery, the Gahan House, and everyone had a terrific meal - and the service from the staff was also great and very friendly! A terrific place that had everyone talking about the great experience.
After that, and a very long day, it was back to the University Campus for some more quiet time - meeting friends in the lounge and just chatting before bed.
A long but very enjoyable day for the team.
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