Daily Archives: December 15, 2010
High Winds and Big Bridges . . .
Today started out with us trying to keep the coach tied to the ground, or at least it seemed that way. We had a 45-50 mph wind directly from the south. The only redeeming factor was the fact that it was hitting the coach head-on, and not from the side.
But that meant it was very hard to get the coach door open. I had to lean out and put all my weight to hold it open so Jan could get out. And then try not to let the door slam back on me.
Even the birds were hunkered down, and note the angle the bird feeder is hanging. One time I saw it almost horizontal.
Jan and I left the rig (or blew away from) about 1:15, first heading over to the Wendy’s in Dickinson for a lunch of Spicy Chicken Sandwiches. Then it was on up I-45 to Sam’s Club to pick up a prescription.
Next we went right next door to Wal-Mart for more ‘stuff’. Everyone needs more ‘stuff’ at Christmas time.
Leaving there we stopped off at Brandi’s to pick up some more packages that had come in.
Then, next it was Wells Fargo to get a problem fixed with my new VISA debit card. They messed up the setup and although it would work as a VISA card and as a debit card, it would not work as an ATM card.
Next on our list was a visit to the storeroom, and finally the PO to drop off the last of the Christmas cards.
A busy afternoon.
But finally it was close to 5pm and time to head over to Seabrook to Mario’s to meet Chris and Linda. An extra bonus was Miss Piper showing up with her friend Porter.
After dinner, we got back to the rig about 6:30, and the first thing I had to do was get the satellite dish re-aimed. The high winds had moved the entire mount even though it was staked to the ground. The winds have slacked off so hopefully it will hold for a while.
Thought you might like to revisit our trip to Prince Edward Island last year.
Thought for the Day:Always trust in the five G’s: God, Gold, Guns, Grub, and the Government screwing up.
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Lighthouses and Wind Farms…
Posted on August 30, 2009
Today was the start of our 2 day Prince Edward Island road trip. We decided it would be easier to just leave our rig in Moncton and drive the truck over.
We left Moncton about 10 am for the 75 mile drive to Canada’s smallest province. Lengthwise, it’s about 160 miles from one end to the other.
But first we had to cross Confederation Bridge to get to the Island. The curved, 8 mile long bridge is the longest in the world crossing ice-covered water and is considered one of Canada’s top engineering achievements of the 20th century.
And it’s a very beautiful bridge, too.
Confederation Bridge
And they’re really proud of it, too! It’s a toll bridge, but they don’t charge you to enter the island, they charge when you leave.
And it costs $42.50 to get off the island!
Once we were over that shock, we decide to head toward the west and north ends of the island.
The first town of any size we came to was Summerside. Passing a nice looking Chinese buffet restaurant, we decided to have lunch at the Jade Garden.
This is the 2nd Canadian Chinese restaurant we eaten at, and it’s apparent that Canadian Chinese food is a little different from American Chinese.
They only seem to have Won Ton soup, no Hot and Sour, which is our favorite. And they have egg rolls, but they also have something like a small fried burrito that has egg roll ‘stuff’ in it. What the real difference is, I don’t know.
I mean, you’d think we were in a foreign country, or something.
After lunch, we continued on what was called the North Cape Coastal Drive, which winds around the coast and up to the northern tip of the island.
The first place we came to was the West Cape Wind Farm, one of several wind farms scattered around the island.
We were starting to get a little low on gas, and finding no gas stations along our route, we headed about 10 miles back toward the center of the island to fill up.
Rounding the West Cape area and now heading north, we traveled along the coast to more great scenery.
Now working our way north, we finally reached the North Cape at the tip of the island.
This lighthouse and wind farm look out over the Atlantic ocean and the red cliffs show the effects of the ocean waves.
By this time it was getting late so we headed back down the main road down the center of the island to the capitol of Charlottetown where we where going to spend the night.
We got a room at a Holiday Inn and then went out for supper to a place downtown called Sim’s Steakhouse & Oyster Bar.
We had a dozen raw oysters (Up here they called them ‘Fresh’, not raw), and a couple of appetizers. The food was really good. But the service was abysmal. We were there almost an hour and a half, just for appetizers.
Tomorrow, we’ll do some of the Anne of Green Gables area, and then the other side of the island.
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