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Going to Prince Edward Island
Cavendish, Canada
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Cavendish, Canada
We were fogged in at the Bay of Fundy as we left this morning. We have really enjoyed our stay at this location, as the view was spectacular. As we climbed over the hills heading north east, the fog lifted and it was a beautiful sunny day in the 70’s.
This will be the first time our rig has gone over a very long bridge. There is only one way on and off Prince Edward Island (PEI). The bridge and a Ferry. As we neared the bridge we saw a sign for the toll. Two axle vehicles around $35.00, and since we have four, $65. They don’t get you as you are coming, they get you as you try to leave! They are serious about not using a cell phone while on the bridge. Big Brother was watching, as there were cameras everywhere.
The bridge was 13 kilometers long. I was glad when we made it across. We noticed that the guard rails, instead of metal railings were like the movable cement barricades that are put up during road construction. Interesting. The GPS had us in the middle of the water, no “making a safe u-turn here”!
We now have an hour more of driving to do. We are staying on the other side of the island at Marco Polo Land. The drive was reminiscent of Georgia. The ground looks like red clay soil and instead of yellow pines outlining the acreage it is Frazier Firs.
George has talked me into going on a ferry to cross when we leave. My hesitation has been I do not want my house on a boat that might sink! But the need to expedite our return has pushed me into agreeing. Stay tuned for how that will be on Friday.
This campground is huge. Over 600 sites and since we are in off peak season very few people are here. We are settled in a very long row with no one but us in it!
As always we ask the locals the history of the area, the best things to see and the best places to eat.
History: Marco Polo Land got its name because of a ship named Marco Polo. Alexander MacNeill, owner of a dairy farm, saw a ship out at sea during a nor’easter in 1883, that was heading straight to shore. The ship grounded 300 yards out and as she struck the crew cut the rigging and the high masts went over in a crash. One spectator to this event was eight year old Lucy Maud Montgomery, future author of Anne of Green Gables. The family was able to salvage the board that had the name of the ship on it and herein lies the basis of the campground name.
Things to see: Of course everything about Lucy Montgomery and Anne of Green Gables. The beaches and sea sides.
Places to eat: Head towards Rustico Bay, don’t stop at the first seafood restaurant, go to the second one. Hmm, sounds interesting so after we got set up, off we go!
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