Our friend John has left Ty'n y maes and a great silence has descended upon the little house in the fields. This is what happens when an extrovert departs leaving two Internet-surfing introverts behind.
Yesterday, we toured our part of the Island and dropped in to the PEI Miniature Railway in Elmira, PEI.
Riding on it was a throwback to our childhood when we rode a similar one in Springbank Park, London, Ont. No, we are not in this picture:
Off we go into the woods:
During our ride we saw murals depicting scenes from the local village. Here is one of them:
We also toured the PEI Railway museum. The exterior must have been very like the station platform on which Anne Shirley waited all by herself for Matthew Cuthbert:
A huge railway layout and collection - one of the largest in Canada was housed in another building. Built by a professional engineer, a Mr. Beecham if my memory serves, it is in the shape of PEI, hence the rather jagged layout:
Lovely wild roses enhance the grounds:
Because we had brought chocolate cookies and grapes with us for a snack, we declined the offer of ice cream advertised on that billboard and left to go on further sight seeing.
Stay tuned for more reports.
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