I’m in Charlottetown again after a grand tour through Nova Scotia. Yesterday afternoon my uncle Oliver and cousin Andrew took me down to Victoria by the Sea where I discovered the best beach on the whole island! I was smitten with the long, shallow beach that would be great for skimboarding and running around on. 

There’s also a small arts community in the town of Victoria by the Sea and we spent some time checking out shops and the cool sights. They have a really rad chocolatier and I was tempted to load up on chocolate. Fortunately I was able to restrain myself. 

After my aunt dished up another tasty dinner we headed out to the small independent theatre downtown to catch a screening of The Year My Parents Went on Vacation. It’s a very good film and follows a young boy in Brazil in 1970 after his parents flee the military dictatorship’s regime. The boy is dropped off at his grandfather’s apartment, but the grandfather has passed away and an older neighbor takes him in. The world soccer cup is predominantly featured throughout the film but they also show you how repressive the regime in Brazil was at the time.

Today I’m going to begin the trek west and am hoping to make it to Fredericton tonight.