Time to pack up and head north to PEI! But first, we needed to stop at a train museum that we passed a couple days ago. At first we thought it was closed, but noticed a couple guys in the office as we walked by. They confirmed that the museum was actually closed that day, and when they saw a couple other young women who also wanted to see the museum, the two guys gladly opened things up and toured us around. It’s a very well organized museum with some great artifacts.
One thing we’re learning is that getting from point A to point B here isn’t at all like the prairies. There are often bodies of water, etc to navigate around but we did make it to the Confederation Bridge. One of the advantages of crossing in the motorhome (despite the wind) is that because we sit higher in it we could actually see over the side of the bridge (something others had said they could do in a car).
A very helpful young woman at the PEI information centre gave us some great highlights, updates (parks closed due to damage from the recent hurricane Dorian) and Ceildihs, in fact a whole sheet full of them.
After settling into our campsite we drove into the downtown area of Charlottetown to enjoy the Ross Family Ceildih of 1 brother and 2 sisters. The brother plays piano, one sister on violin/fiddle and other sister on guitar. The sisters both sing and step dance. Their mom (60 something I’d say) joined them in a couple of step dances too! The music and tales was such a great way to spend the evening and be introduced to the island.
Cross-Canada with the MAHARG's 