Soon discovered Prince Edward Island is like a less developed England with a slower pace of life. If you are seen to be about to cross a road, cars will stop for you. Residents meet up and chat on street corners. The red earth of the island grows the most delicious potatoes. I know this because they are sold in England under the brand name "McCain". Apart from this there is a speciality ice-cream "Cow", which we would sample later. Prince Edward Island could be completely self-sufficient as the other big crop is soya.
were to see some of the landscape of the island on our coach tour. Our guide's name was Peter. He took us through Charlottetown and the countryside, across the island to Cavendish, home of L.M Montgomery, past the burial ground where she is laid to rest, to Green Gables and the north shore of the island. Our guide for the coach trip was Peter.
There were some foxes scavenging on the roadside and there were two coaches which stopped to look. Prince Edward Island foxes have long "lopey" legs with black paws, and everyone in the coach was charmed by them.
Although our guide, Peter explained the foxes were scavenging, there was no evidence of any rubbish being chucked out on the verges along any of the roads we went along. In fact the island was clean, completely clear of anything threatening, such as graffiti, and welcoming and pleasant. It is also more easily accessible from the mainland now, from a long road bridge. The first stop for our coach was Green Gables.
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