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Moved to Prince Edward Island and did nothing for a year and a half other than relax and enjoy the peace and beauty of the place while living on savings earned previously from working in the big city. Main goals during this time were: A) learn a few programming languages during the days, and B) try every single restaurant in Charlottetown during the evenings. (goal A was accomplished but not goal B).
* Went to Yellowknife, North West Territories to visit family and check out the midnight sun. We later decided to drive from Yellowknife to Edmonton but neglected to check the ferry schedule for crossing the Mackenzie river and arrived just after the last ferry had left. Three adults and a two year old child had to spend the night in a hot car in the remote northern Canadian wilderness. We couldn't put the windows down even a crack because of the ridiculous amount of mosquitoes and other assorted blood sucking critters waiting outside the car to attack us.
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Hey Ziguezon -
I was in Charlottetown at the last Milton Acorn Festival, (about twelve or thirteen years ago), and ate at several restaurants - a very lovely city and some very fine eating. The thing I remember most about Charlottetown is that the cars would actually slow down and let you cross the street - even if you were crossing without a crosswalk or lights. They'd actually wave and smile at you. Here in Halifax, you're dead meat in a situation like that - as in roadkill.
As for Yellowknife, I've never been but I've always wanted to go. I had family up there and saw a prehistoric 8mm video of the countryside once and it looked gorgeous.
Being born and raised in Northern Ontario I can verify the voracious nature of the mosquito and blackfly. Very nasty critters indeed.