September 11, 2009 – Observations

The colors (house color that is) that bleached out to white in New Brunswick, have reappeared in PEI. Not to the extent of color in Gaspe, but still color is used in establishing an exterior décor. It is nice to see.

In New Brunswick and now in PEI, everything is written twice, one in English and once in French. But when we were in Quebec, things were only written in French unless you were in a National Park.

Carol has a certain fascination with road signs, I don’t know why.

The island becomes much smaller driving the Dakota as opposed to the RV.

When driving the RV, the bigger the road, the more I can enjoy the scenery. Most of the roads we have been on lately are narrow with no shoulder. Where are we?

Hay can be baled either into rectangular bales or into round bales. The preference here seems to be round. Perhaps, the preference is determined by the equipment available.

Most of the private campgrounds we have stayed at have a significant population of seasonal or quasi permanent tenants. I don’t know if people live in the RV’s (trailers) or just use them as campsites, but most have decks and other adornments which preclude them from moving.

There are a lot of homes for sale here. I asked a local about it and she said that the economy is really hurting. The fishing is way down, the farming is down and people are in over their heads. Some of the homes were bought to be summer rentals, and the tourism has declined.

We first saw the elderberry bushes in N.Y. They were beginning two “berry out” with bunches of red berries. In Quebec, the mountain ash joined in the fun, producing its own berries in a slightly less red, a little more orange color. While both the mountain ash and the elderberry tend to grow with their own, we often see them together.