Day 22 - Leaving Prince Edward Island

We apologize for the lack of a blog post yesterday but we arrived back at our B & B late because we went to see the musical Anne of Green Gables.  The musical was very well done and we enjoyed it very much.   

Thursday morning we left Prince Edward Island for home.  Although different from Nova Scotia, PEI is very beautiful and we enjoyed the rolling farmlands and scenic beaches with their magnificent dunes.  By the way, for you trivia buffs, we forgot to mention that PEI with a population of 140,000 is Canada’s most densely populated province.  Remember that if you are ever on Jeopardy.  When we arrived on the island we came by ferry from Nova Scotia.  The ferry ride to the island was free of charge.  However, the catch is that you need to pay a toll to leave PEI.  Leaving the island we took the Confederation Bridge to New Brunswick.  The toll was $44.25 (Canadian).  The 9 mile Confederation Bridge joins Borden-Carleton, PEI and Cape Jourimain, New Brunswick and is the longest bridge over ice-covered waters in the world.  The bridge is 34 ft. wide and carries 2 lanes of traffic.  The speed limit is 50 MPH and takes approximately 10 minutes to cross.  Passing is not permitted.  

Approaching the bridge from PEI

Driving onto the bridge

Approaching New Brunswick

Last view of the bridge from New Brunswick

 We arrived back in the states yesterday and spent the night in Portland, ME.  We arrived home safely this afternoon completing our adventure of over 3,800 miles. 

  Wherever I wander, wherever I roam………....................

Day 20 – Charlottetown

Since Charlottetown has been our home base for the past 4 days we thought it would be appropriate to take a walking tour of the city.  Charlottetown is a pleasant small city with a population of 30 thousand.  Since it is the birthplace of the Canadian Confederation and the capital of PEI, there are many historic buildings and parks to be seen.  There is also a nice boardwalk along the harbor.  This evening we are going to see the live musical production of “Anne of Green Gables” at the Confederation Centre of the Arts.

Confederation Centre of the Arts

Anne of Green Gables

Province House

Victoria Row-a pedestrian only street

Cows Ice Cream, Yum!

Harbor Boardwalk

Confederation Landing

Founders Hall

St. Dunston's Basilica

St. Paul's Anglican Church

Queen Street/Shopping and theater district

Victoria Row shops and dining establishments

Day 19 – Greenwich PEI National Park

Today we drove across the interior of PEI with its rolling farmlands, stopping at St. Peter’s Bay and then on to PEI National Park, Greenwich.  This park is noted for its impressive parabolic dunes.  We hiked the Dunes trail which took us through a wooded section, which rapidly changed to wetlands and finally the dunes on the beach.  We enjoyed all 3 sections of the trail but were especially impressed with the floating walk that was constructed over the wetlands.  The floating walk ended at the very large dunes.  They are awesome to look at!

We then drove south along the coast to Montague and stopped for lunch at Windows on The Water which overlooks the beautiful harbor.

After a stop at Panmure Island, we headed back to Charlottetown for a little shopping.  

Farm land along St. Peter's Bay

Mussel socks on St. Peter's Bay

St. Peter's Bay

Greenwich Dunes Trail

Exiting the wooded section of Greenwich Dunes Trail

Wetlands before the dunes

floating walkway to the dunes

Taking a rest along the trail

walkway

wetlands and dunes

looking back (into the sun)

Greenwich beach at the end of the trail

Parabolic dunes

rolling farmland

Montague

Montague

Panmure Island lighthouse

Day 18—Cavendish and North Central Shore

Wow!  Another awesome bed and breakfast.  Our suite is wonderful, the food is absolutely delicious, and our hosts, Judy and Graeme, make it a point to insure that we are always comfortable and happy.  We lucked out with another clear and sunny day which was perfect for exploring the north central coast of PEI.  On our way to Cavendish we drove through the rolling farmlands of potatoes, corn, and soybean crops.  We took a short walk on Cavendish beach to view the large sand dunes and red cliffs.  As we drove along the Gulf of St. Lawrence we stopped at several scenic overlooks to take in the beautiful seascapes.  Our last stop was at the famous Dalvay-By-The-Sea.

Number One Grafton Street--Our B&B

the dunes at Cavendish beach

Cavendish Beach

Red cliffs along the north shore

field of soybeans

Dalvay-By-The-Sea