Day 8, to Montague

Barry and I were doing the biking today, and we had arranged to have lunch with an old friend, John DeMarsh. He is a GP who went through McMaster just after me, and about the time Barry and Nancy did. He has been in practice in PEI for about thirty years, and we thought we would look him up. This turned out to be a bit difficult, but there was a John DeMarch who was an osteopath, so we tried that, and also through the Medical Society. We found him, and he suggested we meet at Mount Stewart, just off our chosen path (and after passing through Mermaid — who comes up with these names?).
So Barry and I wound our way to Pesquid and then to Mount Stewart. We were early, so went into the local museum, which was actually quite interesting. Among other things they had was a birch bark canoe of Micmaq design, donated by Kirk Wipper, my old camp director!
Lunch was long, and interesting to catch up with someone we have not seen for so many years. We may see him again.
We left the town via the Confederation trail, following it for some ten km or so, before getting back on the road/highway. Te road is smoother, but of course there are the cars. And the trail is an old railway line, so is fairly gentle in inclination, while the road had some serious hills.
Passed some salt marshes, and I took some pictures of that.




And some cows in the fields, looking for all the world like they were in a Timmie's drive-through.




Eventually, we reached Montague, where Nancy had procured a wonderful cottage overlooking the water. It is truly idyllic, and a very nice cottage to boot. Supper was cooked on site, having been bought in the local store. And good it was.




Tomorrow we leave the Island by ferry, and will be staying with my old friends Steve and Jane Hart, from our days of living in Halifax. And then to Cape Breton.
We biked about 70 km.
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Location:Montague, PEI