Regardless, our time in PEI was awesome, an adventure at times, but awesome none-the-less. Our experience of PEI was an adventure right from the start. As we drove over the confederation bridge it was pouring rain, and we couldn't see a thing. Our first stop in PEI was the visitor center. We had little sleep, and all our sleeping bags and camping equipment was wet, and we heard from the news that it was supposed to be a rainy day. So, we thought that we'd fore-go the camping for the night and book ourselves a hostel. Turns out that last minute hostel-bookings are pretty hard to come by. And we ended up in a "guesthouse". A guest house is pretty much just a nice way of saying a room in someones basement. And what a house this was! The man was partially deaf (approximately 85 years old) and ALL the other guests were at least 65+. When he signed us in we informed us that he usually went to bed around 10, and that if we were going to be later just to ring his doorbell and the lights in his room would turn on, he would wake up, and then let us in! Strange. We quickly changed, got ready and were out to explore Charlottetown ASAP. 
I LOVED Charlottetown! It has a pretty small-town feel, but there was still lots to do! We talked to lots of locals and figured out the best places to go, and the best places to eat! Several locals recommended the "Downtown Deli" to us, and we were NOT disappointed! We had panini's full of deliciousness! The owner was friendly and helpful, and the staff was great as well! 
After the downtown deli we explored the city a little more, found some cute shops, consignments stores and eventaully stumbled upon an adorable cafe called Leonhards which we spent some time sitting having a little tea party. Fantastic :) We even met the owner and chatted with him for a while. Turns out he and his wife came from Germany for a visit, loved it, ended up staying and opening a bakery/cafe! Pretty cool guy. 
After out time at Leonhards we headed to the harbour, ate some ice cream, walked around, and took a nap in a park :) Then it started to rain so we ran for cover and then decided to go have some local brew and fish and chips at a pub some locals had told us about. Man, those locals know their stuff! Brown bag fish and chips and a pint of wheat beer. Yum! To end the night we headed to a club where a few bands were playing. They were so fun! A great way to end our night in Charlottetown! 
The next morning we packed up our stuff and were out of our "Guest House" as quickly as possible. We drove (and got lots a few times) to a hidden little gem of a beach off the beaten path. It was great to just spend some time relaxing and soaking up some sun! We even braved the FREEZING cold water to catch some waves. It was great. We left just in time to drive through a rain storm, and ended up at a RED SAND BEACH after grabbing some locally grown (are you sick of the word local yet?) veggies, buns and cheese for a picnic! Along the way we made a few pit-stops to some cool lighthouses, etc. It was AWESOME. 
And then...we headed back over the Confederation Bridge ($42 later!) and onto NOVA SCOTIA! We arrived at Steph's house around 6 and were reunited with Steph, Andy and Cassy! So nice to see some more familiar faces, and it got us excited for the reason we were in Halifax, the wedding!
Over the next few days the wedding party were all pretty busy doing wedding-y things, so Natalie and I got some time to explore Halifax and Area! On the Thursday we went to an adorable fishing village called Prospect, then onto the tourist ridden Peggy's Cove (still amazing though), and then out to Halifax for what else...seafood dinner!
The next day we went into Halifax again to explore, do some shopping, get some coffee and then pick up Laura and Chris from the airport! After grabbing Chris and Laura we went out for some GREAT food at a place called the "Wooden Monkey". Natalie insisted that she had the BEST soup of her LIFE. Pretty bold statement if you ask me! I honestly LOVED Halifax. Totally a city I could see myself living in!
We headed back to Stephs and then to the hall to help set up for the reception after dropping Chris off to play some mini-put with the boys. We took the rest of the night (okay so like past 10pm) easy...since Saturday was...WEDDING DAY!
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