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All our family is slowly making their way to St. John's.
We met up with Pat's parents in the morning for breakfast, and soon after Bob, Polly, and Mary McDonald drove by us on the road. They drove from Ontario and will tour the Maritimes before crossing to Newfoundland.
We wanted to get to PEI today, and it made for a long 135km day. The scenery along the small highway we took for the last 20km was absolutely beautiful, and we could just make out the Island across the water, a pencil-thin line on the horizon. As we moved South, the Confederation Bridge slowly came into view, and it is very impressive. It was completed in 1997, and spans 13km from NB to PEI. It is even slightly curved to force drivers to pay attention to the road. Unfortunately, no pedestrian or bicycle traffic is alowed on the bridge, so we took the shuttle which runs back and forth.
Once on the other side, we found a campground quickly, and set up before the rain hit. The McDonalds met up with us, taking us out for a seafood dinner in Summerside. Tomorrow, we'll continue to Charlottetown to have lunch with Pat's parents. One week to go!
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Wednesday, July 30, 2008
Spanning the Confederation Bridge to Prince Edward Island
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3 comments:
Hi Keith,
Nice to see you yesterday at Reg's Variety in Cape Pele. Congratulations on your trip across Canada. What a great way to see our beautiful country. We are formerly from PEI and we know you will all enjoy it immensely.
All the best in your future
Paula
Riverview, Nb
Hi Patrick... try calling us or texting us... we would love to see you. We are in Nova Scotia now..
Tineke and Kerry
alrvamtvPatrick
We were in the Maritimes last year, bad timing....
Congratulations on getting to the Atlantic at PEI!
We are very proud of your accomplishment, we will see you when you get back and I hope the wind will be at your back from now on!
Art Cindy Luke Emily Danil and James
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