26th Day - Charlottetown

Today we arrived at Charlottetown, the capital of Prince Edward Island Canada. The Island is small and 280km in length with the population in the Capital about 22,000. Yesterday we decided we would do a coach tour on the Island of 3.5 hours at a cost of approx $60.00 each to see some of the area and glad we did because the countryside is beautiful with lots of cultivation and farms. The main crop grown is potatoes but they have to rotate crops every 3 years with grain, hay etc as potatoes take out a lot of nutrients from the soil. The tour took us along the Southern Coastal side of the Island to the Confederation Bridge - a huge bridge opened in 1997 and running a distance of 13km to the mainland of New Brunswick ,Canada. The toll for cars is $45.00 return. Also on the Island is the home of Anne of Green Gables and although we did not go there, we did visit one of their themed shops in Charlottetown in the morning,very briefly as we were running out of time. There was a Clam Bake on board but we decided to forego that as we needed to get ready for our afternoon tour. Our guide pointed out that PEI as the island is known, is often thought of as Potholes Every Inch when the roads are needing repair after winter. It was somewhat of a rush to dress for dinner in 15mins but we made it. After we were entertained by a comedian. We sat in the back row in case it was a bit trite but ended up really enjoying it and staying till the end. After we joined Jamm, The Piano Man where his show was highlighting Frank Sinatra and The Rat Pack music. He is ever so talented and amazing to watch. How such a muscled guy can play and sing in such a sensitive way! If only we could stay awake till 11pm when he has another show - tonight Freddie Mercury and Queen. He is so diverse.