We slept in a little this morning and after breakfast we drove up the road about 1/2 block to the immor talized home in Lucy Maud Montgomery's Anne of Green Gables. The site is affiliated with Prince Edward Island National Park.
The farm was the home of David and Margaret Macneill, cousins of Mongomery's grandfather. The house is furnished in late 19th century style and outbuildings have been restored to the Victorian period. The Haunted Woods and Balsam Hollow walking trails, as described in the book, are on the grounds. For those of us that have read her books, it felt like we were right there, and it was hard to remember that it was not a true family.
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| A field of clover in the foreground with a field of oats in the back |
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| Combination flower and vegetable garden |
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| One of the bedrooms in the house |
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| The flowers around the house were beautiful |
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| The barn was full of farming equipment |
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| Lou checking out the well house |
After we finished at the house, we came back to the RV for lunch and then we took a ride down route 6 out of Cavendish to Summerside and did we ever see the countryside with huge fields, farmers were harvesting wheat and oats. There were acres and acres of potatoes in the town of Kensington. We saw processing plants in Cavendish with covered trucks taking produce into the plant, now we understand why so much of our produce comes from Prince Edward Island.
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| Grain Elevators |
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| Processing Plant |
Of course, while we were out riding Lou spotted an airplane and had to investigate and guess what it was, it was a tribute to an Air Force Base that had been closed in 1993. It was rather interesting and something that he had not seen before and that is rare!!
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| Field of soybeans |
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