First Day of Summer

Okay, it's been a pretty chilly sojourn in the Maritimes this time. I take back all my whining about the spring in Victoria even though it was challenging. The thing about Victoria is that we don't really have winter so summer, while gleefully anticipated, isn't the life-line that it is in parts of the country that have real winter. This past winter in eastern Canada, by all accounts, was grim and included mountains of snow. And spring has been cold and wet at least in Nova Scotia and PEI. A clerk in the Upper Tantallon liquor store (where we are regular customers) said 'they' have given up any expectation of good weather. Sad in a stoic, we've seen it all before, kind of way.

We have friends with us this time so we are doing the tour guide thing regardless of having to wear every scrap of clothing we brought with us, all at once. Except the shorts of course. Yesterday, first day of spring, the thermometer struggled up to 12C and today promises to be 14C. Did I mention the wind? Relentless.

But it is still a great place and we are having fun and the hospitality is warm enough to overcome any problems with the weather.

At Province House, this is the meeting room wherein the formation of Canada was hammered out by "The Fathers of Confederation"

And at the other end of the hall is the still-in-use PEI Legislature. Tiny.

First day of summer and NOT very summery!

We think these are wild phlox.

Malpeque Harbour. A bit of a trwek to find it but well worth it.

Cabot Park and yet another storm rolling in.

Siblings!