We had an 8:15 a.m. Lighthouses and City Tour which was interesting. Canada’s smallest province, Prince Edward Island is approximately 140 miles long and home to 63 lighthouses (over 40 of which are still active). This averages one lighthouse for every 34 square miles. Population for the entire island is about 135,000, with the largest city having a population of 35,000. Even though PEI is the smallest province, the population is the most dense of all of Canada.
We visited two different lighthouses. The first was Point Prim Lighthouse which is located in the southeast part of Hillsborough Bay on the south side of the island. This is the island’s oldest lighthouse which has been in service since 1845. It is also the only one that uses round brick. When it was first built it was lit with seal oil. As it operated spring, summer, and fall (the bay mostly freezes over in the winter), it required the oil from 370 seals each year. It was automated in 1969 when it was lit with a 700 watt bulb. Due to the cost, it has since been replaced by a halogen bulb.
From there we continued on to the Wood Islands Lighthouse in the southeast part of Prince Edward Island. It was built in 1876 and includes a two story dwelling with 6 bedrooms for the keeper and family. In 1958 many parts of the dwelling were upgraded to include electricity and plumbing. It has a 1,000 watt lightbulb that can be seen 14 miles away.
In the picture below you can see the red sandstone. It is red because of the iron oxide in it. As you may know, sandstone is easily eroded away so the lighthouse had to be moved in 2009 away from the edge.
After the tour we did a little shopping in the cruise terminal before heading to the ship for lunch in the buffet. We went back out after lunch to wander the boardwalk and walk in a couple of shops. There really wasn’t much to see. Here are some boat pictures:
Disembarking in the morning
Embarking in the afternoon (You can see the tides changed a little - there is at most only a 6’ difference in low and high tide in Charlottetown.)
Pictures of the ship:
Today was my third of three massages with Olena. My back pain has been pretty minimal this trip. I don’t know if it is because of the massages, the extra protein I have been eating, or a change in the activities I normally do that irritate my back (i.e. driving or riding in a car).
We enjoyed dinner as we have each night and received a special treat watching the sunset. Here is a link to the menu.
After dinner we listened to some music in the lounges as I sipped martinis and finished the evening with the show in the theater titled iMagic which was one of our favorite shows. The magician combined more traditional magic and illusions with technology.
Here is a link to the Celebrity Today.
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