John and Betty’s Travels Part 5

On August 6th, we went into Cavendish, took in some shops that were displaying wares from various artists such as pottery, soaps and paintings. Then we went to Cow’s Creamery which serves some absolutely fantastic ice cream. Betty a scoop of Moolalicious and PEI apple crisp and I had a scoop of PEI apple crisp and Wowsie Cowsie. It was very tasty. That was our pre-dinner dessert. Tonight was planned for our lobster supper. So at 5 o’clock we headed to New Glasgow to go to a place called….you guessed it…. New Glasgow Lobster Supper……lol. It was quite busy when we got there. While we waited in line, it became quite evident on the process. First you line up to determine what size lobster you want (1, 1.5, or 2 lb or if you want a larger one, that will depend on availibility). You can also get steak, chicken or other seafood if one desires. Betty ordered the 1 pound lobster while I ordered the 1.5 pound. Each size lobster comes with a coloured  tag. This meal comes with large homemade dinner buns, seafood chowder, mussels, potato salad, coleslaw, tossed salad, dessert (assortment of pies) and coffee or tea or soft drink. Once we paid for dinner, we waited to be seated. In all, it was about 20 minutes from first arriving to being seated. Once seated the waitress explained the process. After ordering our beer, Betty opted for the chowder and I opted for the mussels. I only took a half bucket which was a good thing as there had to be at least 3 dozen mussels in the half bucket. The salads, mussels and chowder were unlimited…….. thankfully there wasn’t tons of salads on the plate: a large scoop of potato salad, a small container of cole slaw and a very small tossed salad. While we were enjoying our chowder and mussels, we started a conversation with people at the table next to us. There was the husband, his wife and their lady friend. We said that we were rookies at eating lobster so if they had any advice we would gladly listen. They explained what to do and as we continued with the conversation, it came out that they were from Calgary….imagine being informed how go eat lobster from fellow Albertans……whoda thunk…….lol… our lobster was delivered, the bibs were tied and then, Betty and I started….. It was oh so tasty…….. for dessert, Betty had the coconut cream pie and I had the lemon meringue pie. The meringue was like a mile high….  our waitress told us that typically they can get 850 diners on a daily basis. It seems that Wednesdays are their busiest time as that is when the majority of tour busses show up. On our way out, there was a picture posted of Pierre and Margaret Trudeau’ s visit in 1974.
On Monday August 7th, we went to do some sightseeing in Charlottetown. Firstly we went to Beaconsfield. Excert from the pamphlet: “Beaconsfield, with its mansard roof, elaborate gingerbread trim and crowning belvedere, stands as an enduring symbol of Victorian elegance. Built in 1877 for James Peake Jr, a shipbuilder, merchant and one of Charlottetown’s leading businessmen,  Beaconsfield was a visible expression of Peake’s social and economic standing”. The house was very elegant with the period rooms. Go to http://www.peimuseum.com for more details. 

Staircase

A short walk and we were at the Lieutenant-Governor’s residence.We took a walk through the gardens and had a tour through parts of the residence that are open to the public. We were able to see the room where Queen Elizabeth II slept when she visited PEI. There was no mention if she went to New Glasgow for a lobster supper……lol….

Bedroom for Royalty and note the chamber pot in front of the bed

We then went to the Confederation of the Arts which is Canada’s National Memorial to the Fathers of Confederation. We watched a 20 minute video on Confederation and on display was the conference table. There were statues of five of the Fathers of Confederation. 

 

Now it was time for lunch. Off we went and found The Churchill Arms. The main reason we chose this pub was that it was featured on the TV show, You Gotta Eat Here… one of the goals of being on this trip is to eat at a few of the locations featured on the show. The special was the Lobster Club and we each ordered one. It was delicious. 

A bit of a walk around town and then it was off to the Milky Whey Theatre at Cows Creamery for a self-guided tour of their ice cream and cheese production facility. Our timing sucked….. We arrived in time for their daily cleanup…. oh well…..the lineup for ice cream was so long that we decided to refrain…..
As we needed to replenish our grocery supplies, we decided that a trip to Summerside would be done on Tuesday as the forecast was calling for rain and temps in the high teens. Once in Summerside, we found out that the movie theatre was open and that Dunkirk was playing at 4 pm. So we had lunch, looked around a bit, got our groceries and went to the movies… It was a great movie…..

Wednesday August 9th was a maintenance day with getting the laundry done, cleaned the trailer and organized the stuff in the truck and in the storage bay of the trailer. Relaxed for part of the day and then went out and took more pics of the surrounding area and off to Carr’s Oyster Bar for supper. I had some freshly shucked oysters but Betty declined. A couple of ladies were sitting besides us and we started up a conversation with them. One of the waitresses tried to convince them to try a raw oyster and after a bit, they tried them and they actually discovered that raw oysters are quite tasty. This waitress also convinced Betty to try one which she did. It definitely isn’t her favorite food item but give her credit for going through with it. As we waited for our supper, we talked some more with the ladies and found out that they were on a 2 week Maritime vacation……and guess where they’re from…yep, you guessed it, Calgary….lol…. tomorrow their next stop is Baddeck on Cape Breton as is ours….

The commercial growing of oysters and mussels

And another beautiful day comes to an end….