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View from take off |
It was a quick holiday, with a few travel glitches but full of family and fun. First there was a power failure, so no elevators which left all of us scrambling to find a place for us to sleep the night before we left. Since it was an early flight, it made more sense to be safely ensconced close to the airport, rather than several hours away. The power came back on and all was good. The plane we were supposed to take was delayed on their departure, so we had a leisurely morning rather than a rushed one. We didn't have to worry about missing our connecting flight as it was on the same plane we flew in on. Regardless of a bit more airport time than one would like, for things outside of anyone's control, the service from Porter Airlines was excellent, friendly and professional.
We landed at the Charlottetown airport in drizzle. It drizzled all afternoon and evening. We tried to find a restaurant for supper but there was nothing available. It was high tourist season after all. Finally we found a totally empty restaurant, with tons of seating and people coming in and out for take out. It was a Chinese food restaurant and after talking with the owner, we found out that after a 4 week closure for renovations, this was their first night open. The food ranged from good to excellent. Their schezwan noodles were really, really good! When the guys asked if they were licensed, they were, had no beer, but the owner said just a minute, and rushed to the liquor/beer store half a block away and brought back a shopping cart full of different beers to stock his cooler. All because two guys wanted a beer with supper, on their opening night. Partway through dinner the sun broke out, and it was like every glitch suddenly disappeared.
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Red boat in harbour was unloading gravel |