Onto Prince Edward Island (or as the locals call it: PEI)

We drove down the coast, across the base of the Acadian Peninsula, through Miramichi, and over to Prince Edward Island.  There were miles and miles of moose-fencing and warning signs, but we still haven't seen one.  There are no deer or moose on this island, so we won't see one here, either. The woman at the visitor center said that one occasionally tries to cross the bridge but they shoo it back!

The Confederation Bridge is 8 miles (!!) long and costs $47 for any 2-axle vehicle to LEAVE the island on!  Each extra axle is another $8.  That would make it $63 (Canadian) for our rig.  It's free to go TO the island, but you'd better have some money if you want to leave!  We're thinking of taking the ferry over to Nova Scotia from here, which costs over $100 for us, but would save quite a few miles and would be fun.  It's only about an hour, and we can stay with the dogs in the motorhome during the ride.

Our campground is in Huntington, PE, and we drove through a lot of secondary roads to get to it. The fields are lovely with rolling hills, and most of the buildings are well-kept.

After we got settled, we drove into Charlottetown to the visitor center and got some advice on what to do on our two days here.  Their industries are tourism, potatoes, and fishing, and they really promote their lobster dinners.  The upscale dinners come with rolls, salad, mussels and then the lobster course, but the visitor center woman told us of some places on the north coast where you can just get lobster and coleslaw, which is all we want.

We saw a "Bulk Barn" store and just had to look.  They sell everything from candy, nuts, baking goods (all kinds of flour and sugar), dog treats, grains, spices, cereals, and everything you can think of in bins!

We also bought some more Diet Mt. Dew, and had to pay 10 cents per can for a deposit.  If we want our deposit back they only give 5 cents.  I guess they are discouraging sodas in cans!

Observations about Canadian campgrounds:  Most are cheaper than in the US when you convert to US dollars.  We've been paying around $30 US per night.  They add a LOT of taxes, but are still cheaper.  A lot of the campgrounds in Quebec charged 50 to 75 cents for a shower.  And, surprisingly, we have had mostly good WiFi at the campgrounds where we've stayed!  Campground WiFi in the US is useless!

Tommie woke up at 4:30am and took this through the front windshield.
There are a few raindrops in the way, but it's still pretty!

I think this was from the Miramichi bridge.

Their patches have patches!

Bridge to PEI

On the way down from the high section

Grabbed a shot of the red sand on the southern beach.
If you look closely, you'll see a tent in the middle of the beach!

Fields of canola

Other pretty fields