Prince Edward Island

PEI, how did we get here? Well, we left Peggy's Cove heading to Cape Breton and because it was shorter chose the middle road which may have been a big mistake. We bypassed Halifax and turned north at Truro. The road narrowed from 4 lanes to 2 lanes and became very hilly, like 40 MPH up the hills and 60 MPH down the hill. Not too much fun. We still had a long way to go and after driving the Cabot trail we would be driving back on this same road. We started talking about the rain days we lost and the extra days we had spent in some places and realized that our timing was off. So we made an executive decision - to take the ferry to PEI and forego Cape Breton for another trip. The worst part was missing a yarn shop in Baddeck which is supposed to be quite nice.

There we are on the ferry for a 75 minute ride to PEI. The top loading level is for cars and the lower level is for whatever else,  RV's, trucks and tractor trailers. No one is checking that weight and I'm thinking mishaps in 3rd world countries. The ferry is free to get on the island but there is a charge when leaving by the ferry or the bridge.

We had a choice to leave Shadow in the RV or take him to the upper deck, not inside, but outside which was sunny and warm when we got to the tables at the back of the lounge and out of the wind. Not sure where these lighthouses are - most be some island but I can't find it on the map.

As the ferry docked the there was Woods Island lighthouse which is located in Northumberland Provincial Park. We stopped at he nearby Visitor Center, got maps and information for lunch and here towards the town of Souris.

After a great lunch at #5,  a restaurant in Murray River that is in an old church building we continued driving north. The gallery, Artists on Main, in Montague wasn't open but right across the street in their riverfront park was this wonderful public sculpture.

We spent the night in Brudenell River Provincial Park, the nicest government park that we have stayed in both in the States and in Canada - full hookups, low density, a pool, beach, hiking trails and horses in the season - this was like a real resort. And it started raining.

The rain was fairly light, not enough to make us stay in the park all day so we drove up to Souris.
A lot of our friends know that Susan lived on a sailboat in the Caribbean for 10 years BL (Before Lou). For 9 of those years the boat she lived on was named SOURIS. That's French for mouse and named after the previous owner's wife who was nicknamed Mousey. If I'm not mistaken in Yiddish it means Headache. Apparently the town, at one time, also had a few mice running around.

Souris is known for finding sea glass on the beach but it was still raining and a mid tide and a short walk on the beach produced nothing. The rain wasn't going to stop us so we headed to Charlottetown.