Saturday, August 13, 2016

Day Thirteen...Marathon Seven!

Lucky seven on number thirteen! Brenda ran her seventh marathon and the girls their seventh 10K!! I was suitably impressed at the way the girls stepped up to number seven right on the heels of number six! Brenda waved seven fingers from Cavendish beach before she set off.


The girls had plans for a few hours before they together would join Brenda for the final leg of the seventh. The red sand of the beach, the sun, and the surf couldn't be resisted.

Norman was once again near the ocean shore, this time on the other coast of Canada!

The view from our front porch in Cavendish. It would have been really easy to spend a lot more time here! But we had some other sights to take in on PEI.

While me and the girls were packing up camp, Brenda had found another Invermere connection: Connor Stairs! Our good friends Kirsten and Nathan have family on PEI, and their son Connor was working in a restaurant in Stanley Bridge! Small world!!

I really think my girls (one of them, at least) were born in the wrong century.  They seem to have an affinity for a time long ago. A visit to Green Gables provided some time to play dress up and explore the beautiful grounds.


A couple of Parks Red Chairs situated to take in the view!


A little later in the day, the girls joined Brenda for the final 10K of her seventh marathon.


Norman waited with anticipation at the finish line!

The girls finished strong, picking up speed at the end.

Number seven in PEI was in the books!! Seven marathons in thirteen days...a feat hard to believe!

There was no time to rest, though, as we set off immediately for the ferry to Nova Scotia. 

Goodbye...

...Prince Edward Island...

...hello Nova Scotia!



After another evening of driving (about four hours), we arrived in our last camping site before Newfoundland. And I have to give a shout out to the campgrounds of Canada! Without exception, the hospitality we've enjoyed has been terrific. In most cases, we have arrived late - after closing time - and the camp owners have either met us at the gate very late or welcomed us to find our site and settle up in the morning. Thank you!