PEI 2006 Itinerary

I have gotten a once in a lifetime invitation to stay at a new friend's cottage in Prince Edward Island for a week and a half of writing and contemplation. This has long been a dream of mine; if Lucy Maud Montgomery was inspired to write the Anne books on the island, imagine what even a week might do for the eager mind of a beginning writer.

I have decided to drive up as I love the idea of having Gypsy with me so that I can explore all the far corners of the island I've never visited before, and I love any excuse for a good road trip. In good autumn gypsy spirit, I have planned a three-week literary jaunt to PEI and back. Since I have just taken the new job of "book expert" with Wholeheart, I decided to begin my work with an official literary tour; I'm stopping at six or seven homes of great authors on the way up, as well as a bunch of little New England bookshops where I'll sleuth out some new titles for the catalogue.

Here's a highlight of the fun bits of the trip:

The Evergreens: Emily Dickinson's home in Amherst, MA
Orchard House: The Alcott home, from which Louisa May wrote Little Women
Walden Pond: The famous retreat of Thoreau
The Frost Place: The beloved home of the poet
Green Gables: Does it need explaining
Dalvay-by-the-Sea: Otherwise known as "The White Sands Hotel" in all Anne movies

That's just a taste. I'm staying with some wonderfully hospitable families all along the way and I'm taking my camera. So, come back for pictures and travelogue. The journey is just beginning...