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December 6, 2019 · 5:35 am

Fun Photo Friday — Prince Edward Island Favorites Part 1


Full Fall Foliage

Today I present Part 1 of Prince Edward Island Fun Photo Friday favorites:

Gift Shop at Silver Bush

Oyster Farms at Doucet House

Oyster Farming

Wishing Well

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December 4, 2019 · 5:35 am

Fall Foliage Cruise — Prince Edward Island; Touring the Sights


Port Charlottetown

So, to recap, Adventure of the Seas landed at Port Charlottetown on Prince Edward Island on October 10 of this year. From here we, along with some shipmates, were picked up by Cyril Arsenault of Cyril’s Tours and Tales for a wonderful and entertaining excursion into the countryside.

Cyril’s Tours and Tales — Cyril Arsenault

On Monday I showed you the St. Augustine Catholic Church and briefly discussed the adjacent Farmers’ Bank of Rustico and the Doucet House Museums, all within a very short walking distance of each other.

Farmers’ Bank of Rustico — Basically the first ‘credit union’ in North America

Doucet House (foreground), Farmers’ Bank, St. Augustine (background)

So let’s move on to other sights along the north-central coast of Prince Edward Island, starting with the Covehead Harbour Lighthouse , a wooden structure which stands 26.9 feet/8.2 meters:

Covehead Lighthouse

Now let’s take a look at some of the cliffs visible along the Rue du Gulf Shore Parkway West:

Cliffs alone the Rue du Gulf Shore Parkway West

Cliffs alone the north-central coast of PEI

Next Wednesday I’ll be sharing with you our lunch break at Carr’s Oyster Bar, but for now I’ll just show you the view from the restaurant:

The view from Carr’s Oyster House

And for today I’ll finish up with this image taken from near the Anne of Green Gables Museum at Silver Bush, which we’ll also explore next Wednesday:

The view from Anne of Green Gables Museum at Silver Bush

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December 3, 2019 · 5:35 am

A Fata Morgana — Superior Mirage Optical Illusion


Today I present a bonus blog article on an optical illusion Ursula and I witnessed yesterday morning.

Back in my other life as an air traffic controller working in various Airport Traffic Control Towers (ATCT) over the better part of a 34-year career, I would occasionally be treated to a Fata Morgana. These superior mirage atmospheric optical phenomena most often revealed themselves in the cold months of winter right after sunrise, and usually lasted less than an hour or so on the rare occasions when they did appear.

Yesterday we were presented with an outstanding example of a Fata Morgana right from our own backyard here in El Paso. Looking to the west we have a great view of the West Portillo Mountains, including Mount Riley and Cox Peak, both pictured below. These mountains were the subject of yesterday’s marvelous Fata Morgana.

So, without further adieu, I present a magnificent example of a Fata Morgana. The first picture below is of Cox Peak (left) and Mount Riley as they normally appear. The two pictures beneath that were taken eight minutes apart approximately an hour and a half before the ‘normal’ photo was taken.

Cox Peak (left); Mount Riley (right) at 10:14 a.m.

Fata Morgana image taken at 8:39 a.m.

Fata Morgana image taken at 8:47 a.m.

 

 

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