Adventures with Anne

I realize I've talked about my love of Anne of Green Gables in the past (here and here) but I feel the desire to share it again in the form of a short incident that occurred to me earlier this summer while on my cross country road trip.

The few days that I was in West Virgina earlier this summer it rained... a lot. My Aunt lives in the mountains and it is gorgeous (despite the rain or I should say because of the rain). One night after the rain we went for a walk, however in order to get to the paved road we were going to walk on we had to walk down the gravel driveway and over some cattle guards. The cattle guards were a difficult item to cross in flip flops. It was the in between that was very muddy and slippery with cows roaming around. The three of us were in flip flops and my aunt was in a skirt. The whole situation reminded me of the scene in the Anne of Green Gables series when a cow gets loose in Mrs. Rachel Lynde cabbage field. They turned out looking like this:

We did not end up looking like that but there was a close call when I slipped in a mud puddle. The rest of the walk was absolutely beautiful with a perfect view of the Appalachian Mountains.

Happy Travels!
-B

Prince Edward Island Continued!!

To continue my amazing weekend, Thursday night we went to see a musical and not just any musical the Anne & Gilbert musical!!  It was fantastic and incredibly well done.  I enjoyed both the music and the acting. Needless to say this was one of the highlights of my trip. You can check out the home page for the musical here.

Friday was by far the most exciting day for me.  This was the day that I had been looking forward to since I was 9! We went to where it all happened, "Green Gables" itself.  I do need to note that there really is no Green Gables.  The place that they advertise as Green Gables is in fact the house of a relative to L.M. Montgomery.  It did however give her the inspiration for Anne and many of her other books.  The grounds around the house also contributed to her books. I got to walk down Lover's Lane.

And I got to walk through the Haunted Woods to what remains of the house that Lucy grew up in. The best part of this entire experience was getting to do it with my Mom. She's been there from the first day that I was introduced to Anne and the world of L.M. Montgomery and she understood how much the entire experience meant to me.

After an Anne and L.M. Montgomery filled morning and afternoon our cozy little group headed out to the North Cape which is the Northwestern most tip of PEI.

Lighthouse at North Cape

The next day was a fun filled day in which we drove to the east side of the island and then back into Charlottetown.  We spent the afternoon and evening around Charlottetown doing some last minute PEI shopping.  I even had the opportunity to have COWS ice cream (sorry I still think Tillamook ice cream is better).

Province House in Charlottetown

Sunday morning we left the beautiful PEI and crossed the Confederation Bridge into New Brunswick.  After a few stops I was dropped off at the bus station in Truro to make the 6 hour trip back to Sydney.

One last picture of the group with "Bruce"

Confederation Bridge (8 miles long)

I hope you all enjoy the pictures from my adventure to Prince Edward Island. If there is something you want more information on about my trip feel free to ask! And as always feel free to comment.

Happy Travels!!!
-B

Prince Edward Island

I have been dreaming about this moment since I was a little girl of 9.  Anyone who has known me for awhile will know that it has always been a dream of mine to visit PEI because it is the setting for L.M. Montgomery's classic Anne of Green Gables and most of her other books.  As a 6th grader I was introduced to Anne's world by my school's secretary. She lent me the books and the rest is history.

This weekend I had the opportunity to go to PEI with my mom and 2 aunts. It was an absolutely fantastic weekend which I wish could have been longer. However, even though we only had a short period of time I feel we were able to fit in as much as possible.

It all started Wednesday afternoon when I was picked up at school.  We then visited the giant fiddle on the Sydney waterfront and hit the road toward New Glasgow, where we staid for the night.

Me at the Giant Fiddle!

The next morning we got up and headed to the Wood Islands - Pictou ferry.  It was a beautiful ride and we even got to see a whale!!

The black spot is a whale

My mom and I on the ferry

After getting off the ferry we made the hour drive in to Charlottetown for lunch.  Along the way we soaked up the spectacular views that make up the countryside of PEI.

That's it for today. I'll write about my time on PEI tomorrow. But until then....

Happy Travels!!
-B

Monday...What a day

Today being Monday could have been a bad day but it wasn't! There are a few reasons that have influenced this day. I could tell you about them but instead I will list them because who doesn't love a good list?  So here we go!

1. Tagalongs aka Peanut Butter Patties of the Girl Scout Variety arrived in the mail for me today and I couldn't be more thrilled.

2. Anne of Green Gables  Anyone who knew me in 6th grade or middle school knows that I LOVE Anne. Heck, I even was Anne in Anne of Green Gables in middle school. We are reading Anne of Green Gables right now in my Child's Lieterature class. It was very interesting to go back through and read Anne as an adult.

3. The due date on my paper got pushed from this Wednesday to next Monday!

Ok really those are the main reasons that have put me in a good mood but lets hope that more splendid things transpire that put me in an even better mood!!  I hope everyone is having a splendid Monday!