Day 22 & 23 - PEI and travel from PEI to Nova Scotia

Day 22 - The second leg of the East Coastal Tour

Today we finished the rest of the sightseeing tour of the eastern part of PEI. The weather was great with lots of sunshine again. We left at 10 in the morning and did not get back to our trailer until after 8 in the evening.

Lots to see of course with small village harbours, churches and even a heron asking to be photographed in the evening light.

We viewed some lighthouses again, stopped at some harbours to take pictures and for the rest we drove and looked around the country site. Some times a turn off was missed and as the roads are not the widest here we got to see some parts 3 times. In total we drove about 325 km in the 10 hours.

It certainly is a most enjoyable province to visit.

Day 23 – Traveling day from PEI to Maitland, Nova Scotia.

Today it rained all day but we still took a bit of a scenic route along the coast of PEI. Else was so enthralled with the color of the P.E.I. dirt that she wanted to take some home to try her own hand at dyeing fabric with it. As it did rain all day, Leo had to show his spousal devotion by going out in that rain and filling a plastic bag with the stuff. But we have it! And we will cart it along for another 9 weeks throughout the Atlantic provinces before we get it home! This is necessitated by the fact that we will not be returning to PEI on our way back from Newfoundland.

Then it was off again over the Confederation Bridge to Nova Scotia for our next destination of Maitland, Nova Scotia. This bridge cost more than a billion dollars to build and is a toll bridge. But interestingly enough if you go over it to Prince Edward Island, there is no cost. But if you try to get off the island over it you do have to pay. The cost was $41.50 for our car and another $6.50 for the single axle of our tent trailer.

Maitland is a little place located at the mouth of the Bay of Fundy and is also a historic place for its buildings and such. Unless it rains tomorrow we will be doing some exploring here as well and hoping to take in the tidal bore later in the afternoon.

Here a link where you can find some more information on Maitland and its attractions.
www.maitlandns.com/atttractionsandaccommodations.html

Sorry, there are no pictures for Day 23, but the pictures for Day 22 can be found here.