After eating a delicious homemade breakfast prepared by the gracious owners of the Kindred Spirits cottages, we went to see the house of Green Gables that was one of the central themes in Lucy Maud Montgomery's "Anne of Green Gables." Lucy Maud Montgomery (or LMM, as the people in PEI call her) actually grew up within a few miles of the house, which belonged to some relatives and which she visited quite often. The other landmarks from the books such as the Haunted Wood and the Lover's Lane were also derived from the surroundings of the house. The house itself was a lovely cottage, and the interior decor was made to correspond with the description and the events in the book (for example, the raspberry cordial bottle in the kitchen cupboard). We walked around the garden and the woods a bit to take in the beautiful scenery.
House of Green Gables
Haunted Wood
Lover's Lane
Raspberry Cordial
After the tour of the house, we drove to the beach (also inspired by the memories from the "Anne of Green Gables" movie) and were treated to a sunny and warm walk on the shore of the Gulf of St. Lawrence. This was the end of September, and despite the warm sun, the water was obviously freezing, which didn't stop some local teenagers from taking a swim(we only got to wet our feet:).
After walking around another small city on PEI, we crossed the famous Confederation Bridge and drove to Saint John (province of New Brunswick) to spend the night en route to Quebec City.
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