Anne of Green Gables (P.E.I) – 27 August 18

One of the big bonuses of this KOA Campsite is that they offer a Kids Kamp with supervised activities from 9-11 am, Monday to Friday.

Much to Noah & Wes’s disapproval, they were going to attend. They desperately needed other kid interaction and we desperately needed a couple of hours to ourselves.

Even with their procrastination and sleep in, we had them all ready for the 9 am start.

Pete decided to spend his hours relaxing and I took the opportunity to jump on my bike and start exploring.

My first stop was the Avonlea Village (a recreated rural village based on the village where Anne lived), however, I was a little early and nothing was open until 10 am.

Back on my bike and down the road to the Green Gables Heritage Place. This is the home of Green Gables, the inspiration for the setting in Lucy Maud Montgomery’s beloved Anne of Green Gables.

In real life Lucy Montgomery did not live at Green Gables, it was the home of David Jr and his sister Margaret, cousins of her grandfather. Lucy lived with her Grand Parents after her mother died of tuberculosis when she was 21 months old.

She came to know her cousin’s farm through her exploration of the woodlands and her own Cavendish home was within walking distance of Green Gables, through the Haunted Woods Trail.

The Green Gables House and Gardens have been restored and decorated as per how Lucy Montgomery described in the novel, and it is magical.

I wandered through the Green Gables House, strolled along the Haunted Wood Trail and through Lovers Lane.

Luckily, I arrived at Green Gables just ahead of most of the visitors. It was beginning to get crowded on my exit. I still did not manage to get a picture of the whole homestead without a tourist in it.

A stop at the gift shop on the way out to buy myself a little Anne of Green Gables souvenir.

Back on my bike and back to Avonlea Village. And who do I bump into? The remainder of my personal tour group.

The Kids Kamp had finished and they were out on their bikes to see if they could find me.

We decided to cross the road into the National Park and ride to Cavendish Beach. The scenery was breathtaking.

As it was such a lovely day we decided to ride more of the National Park Trails, taking little photo stops along the way. I felt like I was in an Anne of Green Gables novel.

The scenery was gorgeous and it was wonderful seeing all of the wild fruit growing along the trail, apples, blueberries, raspberries…

About 10kms or so later Noah’s little legs were getting tired and we were all getting a little hangry. Time to eat.

Back to Avonlea Village and pizza at Piatto Pizzeria.

Oh no, I have forgotten to visit the Lake of Shining Waters. Back on our bikes and back into the National Park to Cavendish Beach. We had seen it earlier in the day but did not realise it was the Lake of Shining Waters. A photo was taken.

Back on our bikes and back to the campground for a little rest after our long ride and Anne of Green Gables sightseeing.

And, as Anne with an (e) would say “Tomorrow is a new day with no mistakes in it… Yet.”