Farewell to Charlottetown

We took our final walking tour of Charlottetown today starting with the boardwalk at the harbour. We stopped at the Irish Settlers' Memorial. This consists of a granite Celtic Cross surrounded by a circular terrace with 32 flagstones, each one representing a county in Ireland.

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As you can see, the mouth of Charlottetown Harbour is very narrow:

Bonded warehouse Charlottetown

This Irish pub seems a bit confused as to where it's from.

Jim had a pint that was brewed here - he says it was very good!

Communing with John A. Mc Donald  at the corner of Queen and Richmond Streets, Charlottetown. He was explaining to me that he was the first Prime Minister of Canada. He also told me that he had a near miss with a runaway bus and had taken to wearing protective head gear for a while - see below.

A Friendly Harvest of Absurd News
from Prince Edward Island, for Prince Edward Island

MONDAY, JANUARY 23, 2012

Sir John A. Statue Speaks Out Against Bully Buses

"a deliberate, pugnacious conspiracy"

The Turnip

Charlottetown
January 23, 2012

Shortly after a near-miss with a runaway bus, Charlottetown's statue of Sir John A. MacDonald spoke out at a rare press conference today, decrying a 'campaign of tyranny' by sentient city buses against urban art.

Donning head protection, the bronze sculpture of "The Old Chieftain" used a savvy mix of political opportunism and the shrewd debating style that helped shape the nation's history. The effigy put forth a compelling argument that two runaway bus incidents, mere days apart, could hardly be coincidence:

"I'm a lure for tourism, not bullies."

"Using Occam's razor, we must conclude that those treasonous, mercenary vehicles have entered, of their own volition, a deliberate conspiracy, by force, by fraud, or by both, to force urban art into the Confederation Centre."

Across the street, Bluefin Bullet, a life-size sculpture of a Bluefin tuna, covered in scales made from stainless-steel spoons,  applauded Sir John A. statue's stance.

"We've lived in fear for some time now, but that last accident was truly terrifying. Urban art exhibits are people, too, and someone has to put the brakes on this movement."

"This is the last spike."

In a display of solidarity, Hydrant, a pop-art, oversized fireplug on St. Peters Road, also sported emergency head-gear.  Though unable to attend the media event, the fiesty installation piece announced the support of the city's fire engines, in the event that the situation escalates, claiming via 2-way radio, "We nearly lost Sir John A. This is the last spike."