The Bun

Today we see PEI. The sky is clear and the temperature hovers at a pleasant 21C. We got totally screwed up in our travels to and in PEI. First, on the NB side, there was a huge detour, which took us about an hour out of our way to Confederation Bridge. Once on the island, we took wrong turns everywhere, and went down the same stretch of highway 3 times. As Doug said, “. We saw a lot of the island - some of it more than once!” One of the scenic drives led us to spectacular Stanhope Beach. And, Doug, with a little encouragement from moi, had a swim. See picture - Doug is a very tiny figure on a massive beach. On our checklist for the island was “ lobster dinner” - not that we needed to eat even more. But…. We found the place where we had dined 50 years ago - New Glasgow Lobster Dinner. At that time dinner was $10. Now, for a 1 lb lobster, the price is $43! But, we lined up, waited half an hour and had a really wonderful meal. This outfit has upped its game - now an appetizer of chowder and mussels, a three piece salad plate, lobster of course, a choice of 5 different pies or strawberry shortcake. All of it was yummy. Here’s the funny thing- all these years later, I can only remember eating the bun/ roll, which was the flakiest, most delicious thing you could imagine. I kept my expectations in check this time around. Nothing stays the same, right? But, to my culinary delight, the bun, at the beginning of the meal, is still the best I have ever eaten. My quest, now, is to find the recipe. When we left the lobster boil, it was dark. But, we wanted to do one more thing, before we crossed the Bridge. Our old friend, the late Phyllis Morris, was from PEI. She was from Traveller’s Rest. What an evocative place name. ( Like Anne Shirley, I love poetic geographical descriptives). We found it - now an intersection of highways, with a scattering of homes here and there. We pulled over and got out of the car and blessed Phyllis’ memory. Her ever-present good humour is in our hearts.❤️ And so, we say adieu to Moncton, and to David's comfortable and well-situated apartment.