In case you missed it, these are our notes and photos from our trip to Newfoundland in June 2010.
1,800 km and 3 days on the road.
Just got on the Confederation Bridge, a13 KM long bridge! Neat. We are making a ‘small’ detour that will take us through PEI. Drove in through the Confederation Bridge, drove a couple of hours south east, and off the island via the ferry to Nova Scotia.
The whole Island smells like potatoes. It could be that it’s because we passed a McCain plant though.
The red traffic lights are square…the yellow are diamond shape, and the green is round. Genius.
We took a wrong turn and came across an abandoned archaeological site at Port-La-Joye-Fort Amherst National Historic Site.
This screen to sift dirt while looking for artifacts is very clever. I tried it out. It works really well. I need a ‘like’ button.
We almost missed the ferry to Nova Scotia. Oops. We forgot to turn the clock to eastern time and thought that it was an hour earlier than it was. They raised the gates right after we drove onto the ferry.
There was a baby light house on the way to sea.
Nice sunset on board the ferry.
Poor piggies.
Word of advice if you are planning to take the ferry: take some rags that you can throw away after wiping your feet before getting into the car…the floor of the ferry is wet and the liquid smells suspiciously like fish guts. That and the pig smell may stay with us for a long time.
To be continued…
Those poor piggies indeed!
One of the things I always remember from our two day visit to PEI almost 15 years ago is the red sand. So beautiful. And yes, the McCain plants!
We’ve only driven through the bridge and never boarded the ferry. Will have to try that experience another time. Sounds very fun!
I’m a sucker for ferries, so when possible, I will choose this option. I was not impressed with the puddles of fishy swiney water though 🙂
Lovely trip! Glad you made it on to the ferry just in the nick of time. Poor piggies indeed. And a good tip about that stinky floor. Definitely keeping it in mind.
Thanks for coming along even if it wasn’t as pretty as it could have been all the way through 🐷
We absolutely loved PEI! But due to Covid, we arrived at the ferry 3 or 4 hours early! And were told we may not make it on. Ferries were only at 1/2 capacity (for people). So we left and took the bridge on the way back too:) Maggie
I do hope to go back and spend some time there. It was just an on-and-off the island and we didn’t really see anything…I would love to explore some of the beaches and parks!
It’s as adorable as you want it to be😊
Having some rags on hand inside one’s vehicle is always a great idea, though I would never have known about the purpose on a ferry. I don’t think I’ve ever seen stoplights like the ones you photographed.
I don’t think I’ve seen stoplights like those ever since. I should have mentioned that the rags were thrown out after we used them to clean our shoes 🙂
I thought potatoes were a stereotype of PEI. I guess not!
Well, they are!
Good thing you didn’t notice any Anne of Green Gables references there!
Sounds like quite an adventure. Felt sorry for those little pigs going to market (or maybe not). Liked that little light house.
Yeah, i think they were going to market, and I felt bad for them too 🙁
This is definitely on my list of places that I would like to visit. Imagine sitting on your deck watching the whales pass by. And yes I would definitely be taking the bridge!
you will love it there! The bridge was a little scary though…it was soooo long.
Never been traffic lights in different shapes! I guess it’s to distinguish the red, yellow, and green lights even more, so perhaps less accidents? Haha, it’s unique all the same!
Yeah, we thought it was innovative, but it doesn’t look like it caught on anywhere else.
I checked out the bridge on Google maps. Thanks for the story. I especially liked the different shapes for the traffic lights. That should be a whole world effect.
I’m surprised it didn’t have a whole world effect after all.
Glad to hear you made it just in time to catch the ferry. While the weather looked dark and dreary, at least you were able to enjoy a beautiful sunset. The small lighthouse looks absolutely adorable.
Oh, PEI remains on my bucket list. I hope I will be able to make it. Wish me luck. Muriel
I hope you get to go!