I do not have a new image to post, but rather a few comments about the trip to PEI. As the introduction to this "blog" suggests I recently (along with my wife, Deanna) made a road trip to Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. We left from Denver, CO and spent 4 days and drove 3000 miles making this journey to deliver 20 paintings to the Pilar Shephard Art Gallery for a "one man show" that opened on Aug 3rd. We traveled through 12 states and 4 Canadian Privinces during the trip and marvelled all the way at the scenery and the fact that things are pretty much the same across this country and Canada. The cars, restaurants (especially McDonalds, et al) people, habits, architecture, produce and pace of life are all the same. Well, on the East coast, McDonalds offers "McLobster" sandwiches! For a landlocked Rocky Mountain resident this was very interesting indeed. The trip was pleasantly uneventful in terms of difficulties encountered with transportation...the new Saturn ION got about 34 miles per gallon! We stayed with my family in Illinois the first night, Deanna's aunt in PA the next and at Daniels' (an artist friend)in Montreal the next night before arriving in PEI on the 4th day. The Gallery owners, Bob and Pilar, housed and fed us in royal splender for 5 days! What a treat. In Charlottetown we were met by some friends from Toronto who endured "exploding luggage" during their air flight to be present for the show and dinner at Bob and Pilar's home.
Suprises and interesting tidbits along the way: Niagra Falls is a circus (almost obscene), road consruction is a real drag, Karla(Sister) and Dad were generous with accomadations, pet sitting, home grown tomatoes, libations, food and Love; Aunt Jean, Dar and Mary welcomed us with open arms and hearts and lots of Love too; Did not know about all the vineyards in New York along rt. 5; Canada is EXPENSIVE, Toronto archiecture is grand; Quebec makes it diificult for English only and the roads were bad; New Brunswick is peacefull, neat and clean; PEI very pastoral, our hosts, Bob and Pilar, made our stay absolutely memorable and comfortable, crows were irratating, water was amazing, lobster delicious, dirt/sand/rocks/everything was red, new potatoes of every variety grown across the island...major crop; Celtic influence on PEI; Razor Clams; Daniel; Jerry and Kia; White Castle Hamburgers and Taco Johns! So much more, but I best stop now. Jim