Monday, February 25, 2013

Ice Flows!

Those are not marshmallows behind Ron.
That's an Ocean of ICE!
We are finally getting back to some beautiful weather here on PEI.  Temperatures are still below the zero mark but the sunshine sure makes up for it.  

We decided to take a drive to see if we could discover more interesting finds on the island.  We drove up to Cavendish (one of our favorite spots) and decided to take the Parkway which runs along the coastal shore.  It was beautiful!  We stopped along the road to take in the view.  The ocean had frozen over solid.  Instead of it being flat like a skating rink (which I thought it would be) it looked like the waves were frozen in mid air.  It was all lumpy and bumpy with what looked like ice bergs stuck in the middle.  I had never seen anything like it.  It reminded me of an ocean of meringue.  It was beautiful!

We drove a little further along the Parkway and stopped again.  The landscape between the ocean and land were breath taking.  I just couldn’t get over how frozen everything was.  It was frozen as far as the eye could see! 

We drove along to North Rustico to see what the harbor would look like.  There are people who live in North Rustico year round, but we didn’t see too many people today.  It was very quiet.  I think we saw a total of 3 cars moving in town. We got out and walked along, what would have been the beach, although it was covered with snow and ice. It was cold but made for some really nice photos.  J

On our way back along the Parkway, we realized that we had not seen one Red Fox!  Where did they all go?  I missed not seeing them.  Then Ron decided to take a side road that we had never gone on before and low and behold … there sat a Red Fox right in the middle of the road.  He was all by himself.  I felt like the day was complete … we had seen a Red Fox!


Looking across to the Seawood Estates Shoreline

There's usually water between the house in the front and the houses in the back.

We have gotten fresh Mussells here.  They were delicious!


The water (or should I say ice) outside of the Seafood Plant

Seafood Plant in New London is only 10 minutes from our house.

New London



Harbour in New London

They have to take the boats out of the water or they will be crushed by the ice.

Stopped along the Cavendish Parkway to take in the view

The Cavendish Parkway View

Quite the sight to see

Nothing but ice in the Ocean

It reminds me of an ocean of meringue

Mother nature at work

North Rustico Harbour

Tourist area of North Rustico

North Rustico Harbour

I didn't know my son started a business here!

We shopped in this gift shop on our first trip to PEI in 2005

North Rustico Light House

We had our photo taken at this Light House on our first trip to PEI in 2005

North Rustico

Shoreline of North Rustico

On the Beach in North Rustico

Bailey wonders "where is the water?"

We dressed Bailey in a RED coat so we could see him in the WHITE snow!

Ron & Bailey heading out to sea ...
or should I say the Ice!

On the pier in North Rustico

Nothing but ice as far as the eye can see!

The only Red Fox we saw that day.

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