Prince Edward Island, PEI, is the smallest province in Canada and is also known as 'spud island', for its abundance of potatoes. (Free in hostel and 99cent to buy a 5lb bag!)
Arriving at HI Charlottetown, we were greeted by Crazy Courtney who showed us around, including a garage converted into a games room, good add on for a hostel.
We visited province/ confederation house, where the country of Canada was formed, when the leaders of the provinces met there over a hundred years ago. Also learnt how Canada sold Alaska to USA, for cheap, due to USA wanting it for military purposes and because Canada needed the money at the time. They has shields on the wall of each province or territory's code of arms, with the year on which they joined Canada. Had a little walk around the pretty town, then to a gorgeous pub for dinner.

Next day we visited the Ann of Green Gables homestay. Having never heard of her, we started with a 10 minute theatre about the authors life and the book. She caught worldwide attention with a book published nearly one hundred years ago, as it had been translated into many different languages and is even studied in the Japanese curriculum in schools, therefore attracting many Japanese tourists. The doll they show to describe Ann, is a little red head girl in plaits. So saw the house, barn and when fur a walk through a cute wooded area. Think would have been more relevant if I had read the story, so that's what I'll do next :)
Then off to Cavendish beach, famous for its red sand. Not really red sand tho, but certainly the rocks were red. Lovely relaxing afternoon which involved burying Caleb in the sand, and Nancy teaching Zoe how to swim. On the way back, we stopped at Cows, for a tour of an ice cream factory. I only wanted to go for the free samples, which it turned out they only have ya one ice-cream one, but also some chocolate covered crisps and some cheese too. They do the coolest tshirsts, which Cow themes. My favourite was 'Desperate Cow wives' instead of Desperate Housewives.
Having watched one of the other guests gobble down oysters the night before, Kenny decided to treat us by arriving back with oysters and lemon, and a lobster!! Now I must admit, I wasn't 100% keen on the idea of either, eating shellfish that hasn't been cooked (and trying ti prize open the shell was an ordeal of its own) and having to break the shell, claws and legs off my food in order to achieve my meal. But we had a go... The first oyster, I don't think I really tasted, (as i dropped it in and swallowed) but the second wasn't so bad. When its the best place in Canada to try them, I may as well. The lobster was another story; pull off the claws, break at the first joint, pull meat out, crack claw, pull meat out, pull off a leg and squeeze meat out like toothpaste. I decided there and then, that if there was anything that would turn me veggie, it would be this!! So the next day when we went on a lobster cruise, lets just say I wasn't that keen to get stuff into the lobster. Great to learn all about the industry and the proper way to eat it, but I had to pass it away to get someone else to do the dirty work, I enjoyed the potatoes lol The captain and the guide were soo bilingual that it was so hard to keep on track with what they said; they spoke so quickly and alternated every line English and French.
On leaving, having previously got the ferry over, we travelled back via the 13km confederation bridge, pretty long; one of longest in Canada.