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Trip to PEI will be long remembered

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The cool ocean winds blew strong. The whitecaps looked like dancers doing a ballet as they tumbled towards the shore. Sea birds rose and fell on the up and down drafts of air. The sand dunes looked down on mile after mile of white sand beaches. Para-sailors, with their multicoloured chutes, glided across the rolling sea. But the only question in our minds was, “What club do we hit into this punishing wind?”

Day 3 of our golf adventure had us at the most recognizable golf course in PEI, The Links at Crowbush. It was a most demanding golf experience for most of the group, yet at the end of the trip it was also a favourite. The vistas were just something you will always remember and several golf holes will remain in my mind for a long time.

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If you are ever in PEI for golf you must play Crowbush. Brudenell, Dundarave, Mill River, Glen Eagles and Glasgow Hills are also fabulous courses. If I had to pick one course to revisit it would be Glasgow Hills.

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As we travelled from south to north, from east to west, it was a journey full of magnificent scenery. The island is part of the Appalachian Mountain range and that was very apparent as we drove the rolling highways of the province. Also, our human GPS, Kelsey, navigated us through the back roads flawlessly.

PEI has so much more to offer besides great golf. The island is one of the most picturesque venues I have ever scene. It has the feel of Irish coastal villages, which I adore. It has a much quieter and slower pace then we find in Ontario. The residents are friendly and most helpful.

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A visit to Charlottetown and the PEI Legislature is a reminder that there in 1865 the Charlottetown Conference began the process that in 1867 our nation was born. It is also a reminder of what this country once stood for and how we have somehow strayed from those original thoughts and desires of our forefathers.

The food everywhere on the island was great, but if you have never been to a PEI church dinner then put it on your bucket list. My little meal consisted of seafood chowder to start. This was followed by a fresh salad. Then came the lobster. Almost forgot to mention about the bucket of mussels on the table. Then there was the choice of a variety of homemade desserts. I have never seen meringue so big on top of the lemon pie. It was truly a dining out experience and I would like to do it again.

In 2018 they served 43,000 costumers and the way they were arriving the night we were there I can see that number even higher in 2019.

Our next trip to the island will probably be in September, 2020. This time some of the group would like to have a day on the ocean deep sea fishing. It is doable.

Golf, fishing, great accommodation, and PEI lobster are calling and I can’t wait to go back.

kashley1940@hotmail.com

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