Fri Aug 1 2014-
PEI – New Brunswick
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| Our site at New Glasgow Highlands |
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| Sadly packing to leave |
Time came to leave PEI and it was with regret that we
weren’t staying for much, much longer. We fell in love with this beautiful
island. Here you will find rolling hills, hedgerows or small trees dividing
crop fields, character filled small villages, great theatre and music. We only
explored a small part of this island that is far bigger than we had imagined.
We definitely plan on coming back here. It does not seem to be a wealthy
province but it is rich in character and variety, to say nothing of the fabulous
seafood and friendly islanders. It was the only Canadian province we had not
visited since we made this country our home in 1973. Now we should work on
seeing all the territories too.
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| First Sight of Confederation Bridge |
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| A road out into the ocean- amazing |
We had taken the ferry onto the Island so decided we should
take the Confederation Bridge over to New Brunswick. We both knew that it was
quite a unique bridge, but nothing can prepare you for seeing a road that just
disappears into the ocean with a faint view of the ‘other side’… It is
definitely more like a road built on concrete stilts than a bridge and it
really does feel like you are driving across the ocean (which I guess you are).
It is expensive to take the bridge ($45 per car … $60 for us with our rig), but
we can understand why it costs so much. The cost of building it must have been
huge. Ooing and ahhing our way across we
were once again feeling fortunate to be here, doing what we are doing. We drove
straight to Fundy National Park bobbing ferociously over particularly rough
roads, frequently exclaiming “there go the dishes!!” Fundy National park is huge and thickly
forested, with only one main road cutting through the middle. We arrived at the
Headquarters Campground after a very steep road down toward the shoreline. After
setting up we headed into the village of Alma (just outside the park gates) and
picked up a few supplies. We made dinner and sat outside chatting by our
propane ‘campfire’. We decided that we
would like some time just to hang out here, so we extended our stay here from 4
to 7 nights even though we will have to change sites after 4 nights.
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| Almost in New Brunswick |
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| The road to Fundy National Park.... BUMPY!!! |
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| Lucky campers going to PEI! |
