The last town that we visited in New Brunswick was Shediac. This little village was quaint and offbeat. Of course lobster is the star culinary offering. So the town advertises with a huge lobster statue. Since it wasn't meal time, we didn't indulge in our first lobster dinner there. We were excited to finally cross the Confederation Bridge over to Prince Edward Island. The bridge itself is very impressive, 8 miles long. We were immediately captivated by PEI's scenery. It's a very peaceful place, with farm after farm down country roads. By the time we reached our campground, New Glasgow Highlands, it was beginning to rain. Nonetheless we were thrilled with the lovely tree filled campground. We decided to go out for our first lobster dinner (supper). The restaurant featured a 65 foot salad bar! But the lobster was the main event, very fresh and succulent. It was an adventure ~ learning how to crack it open and extract every last morsel of meat (fortunately the place mat showed "newbees" how to extract the delicacy!). Coming back the few miles to our campground, the rain and wind picked up substantially. It rained and the winds howled all night long.

The next day, Monday, October 10th, was Canada's Thanksgiving Day. The rain was so heavy and the wind was so strong, we just stayed put in the trailer all day long, getting much needed down time. That evening, we did venture out to enjoy a local community turkey dinner sponsored by the local church. I took a wrong turn and went over a bridge that we had crossed the previous day, and the water was nearly to the level of the bridge! We eventually arrived at the restaurant and it was fun getting to see the community together enjoying the traditional meal. We made it back home without much trouble - hoping that the following day would be better so we could see Prince Edward Island!

Tuesday dawned clear and sunny. We were so glad to be able to get out and go sightseeing. We headed to the north-central part of the island, known as Green Gables. At the visitors' center at Green Gables, we were able to tour the house, barn and other buildings where Lucy Maude Montgomery was inspired to write Anne of Green Gables. A park ranger told the story of Lucy's life and explained the history of the house and property. Lucy's family still lives on the island and has given the property to the province for historical preservation.

From there, we struck out driving the northern coast for a bit before crossing down into Charlottetown. The soil on Prince Edward Island is made from sedimentary bedrock of red limestone. We noticed tidal lands of the island's rivers were of red silt when the tide was out. Also, there are red sandstone cliffs along the northern shoreline, as well as red sand beaches.


Finally, we drove through Charlottetown. It is a "college" town, home of two universities and three colleges ~ University of Prince Edward Island, St. Dunstan's University, Prince of Wales College, Holland College and Maritime Christian College.

Wednesday, we had to say goodbye to Prince Edward Island. We drove to the southern end of the island to Wood's Island to take a ferry over to the next province, Nova Scotia. Believe it or not, the ferry accommodates trucks and tall fifth-wheel trailers like ours. As we sailed from Prince Edward Island, our last sight of the island was the lighthouse at Wood Island.