Sunday, July 27, 2014

Sun Jul 27th - Pictou NS to New Glasgow PEI


Sunday Jul 27th Pictou, NS – New Glasgow, PEI

Leaving Pictou, Harbour Lights campground
Ferry Dock, Pictou
What a great day. We left the campsite about 8.00am so that we would be in plenty of time to catch the 9:30am ferry to PEI (now that we didn’t have tickets). We were 2nd in line in the RV/Truck lane so we felt pretty confident. A coffee while we waited and wandered. We boarded without a problem and totally enjoyed our free journey from NS to PEI aboard the ‘Confederation’ ferry. Only a 75 minute ride, but saves a few hours of driving and diesel!  So a small piece of advice … if you are going to PEI and Nova Scotia… do Nova Scotia first , then take the free ferry to PEI and leave PEI  via the Confederation bridge!!

Here it comes!!
Harbour near ferry
Our rig on-board
We went straight to New Glasgow Highlands campground near New Glasgow and after settling into our site (#24) we went out on a reconnaissance drive to ‘suss’ the area out. After making what we thought was a ‘wrong’ turn, we happened upon a fresh sea food vendor/hut and decided to have a quick look inside… WOW… fresh clams, mussels, oysters, lobster… Be still my beating heart!!!! The chappy there was very informative and even let us try a free oyster… by the way… you have to chew them for best flavour!! Needless to say our ‘wrong turn’ cost us a bit, as we tottered out of Carr’s seafood place with a dozen fresh oysters, a ‘tourist’ shucker and a 1 1/2lb freshly cooked female lobster.  Slavering as we drove home, we totally enjoyed our decadent pre-dinner feast!!  Diet?? What diet??





And we are off.. PEI bound

OUR LAST PROVINCE

Fresh lobster and Oysters... appetizers!!

Well shucked by Derek

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