This is probably the longest time that’s past since finishing a vacation without updating my travel blog. The move to Japan was a little too big that I’ve pushed my East Coast write up till now. Haha. Nevertheless, I will try to get all the entries done at some point in time.

Starting off – PEI. We arrived in Charlottetown mid afternoon and took a taxi straight to our hotel. After dropping off our luggage we went off on foot to explore the streets. My first impression of downtown Charlottetown was how small it was. You could literally stroll through all of downtown in a couple hours.

Since we got there after most of the shops had already closed, we ended up grabbing an early dinner at Peakes Quay, which is right by the marina. It was pretty warm that day so we sat outside on the patio watching the sunset. For dinner I ordered their haddock and mussel paella, which was the first of many seafood dishes I ate during the duration our the trip. Strangely enough I also drank a lot of beer on the trip. Haha. =P

Day two PEI the weather did a complete 180. I think out of the entire week we spent on the East Coast the weather that day was the worst we had. It was cold and miserable and I almost didn’t want to venture outdoors.

The first thing we did after picking up our rental car was drive to Green Gables. I still fondly remember of watching all the Anne of Green Gables movies while in middle school. I don’t think any visit to PEI would be complete without visiting the heritage site.

Once we got there, we first walked through the barn, then got to go inside the main house. Everything was exactly like how it appeared in the movies, especially the exterior of the house. Afterwards we also took a stroll through Lovers Lane and the Haunted Woods. I also got to take a picture with Anne Shirley herself. =D

For lunch we decided to stop by Avonlea Village. All the buildings inside the complex are either original heritage buildings or new buildings that were created to resemble the 19th century Cavendish community. My sister and I shared a bowl of Lobster mac and cheese and a fully loaded baked PEI potato. Both were filling but super yummy.

Later that day we also stopped by the site of L.M. Montgomery’s Cavendish home, which was where she wrote most of her stories. We also stopped by her birthplace and saw the room where she was born. Afterwards we took a long drive to Cavendish beach, which is part of PEI National Park. Once we got there we parked our car then took a walk along the Dunelands Trail. It was super windy and cold that day, so if not for the fact that we had already paid the admission to go inside the park, I would have left immediately. Lol.

We decided to mostly stay in our car for the remainder of the day, driving to North Rustico harbour, then to Robinson Island, Brackley and Stanton, which were also part of the park. Luckily we managed to kill enough time to make room for our lobster dinner that night at New England Lobster Suppers. For about $40 a person we got to eat a 1lb lobster with unlimited soups, salads, mussels and dessert.

There wasn’t much to do after dinner, so we drove back to downtown Charlottetown and called it a day. I was super happy that the most miserable day of our trip was finally over. =P