Strong winds, horizontal rain and areas of fog moved onto the island for several days.
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Probably the remnants of the several hurricanes moving north from the Caribbean. We decided to change our plans to drive the complete North Cape Coastal Route. We turned south a few kilometres north of Jaques Cartier PP and followed the Trans Canada through the middle of the island to Summerside. From there, it's only a short drive to Confederation Bridge.
But we did have some decent weather ...
Photos ... one of the many working oyster farms we have/and continue to drive by ... and, just one more of the countless, freshly painted churches we stopped to admire, then more pretty homes and more pretty properties ... next, one of several Lucy Maud Montgomery residences: (this ONE features - a glass canopy zoo containing a number of dead birds displayed on a branch, the homes kitchen pantry, the homes back-shed room, a typical bedroom)
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Jaques Cartier Provincial Park
... is a very small and extremely quiet Provincial Park. Visit here after Labour Day and discover an unused ocean coastline location to relax and unwind ... you can walk, in one direction for 10 kms, along the red sand beach before a headland forces you inland. Friendly staff, a clean laundry and bath-house, dry spruce firewood delivered to your camp, sites are large but not very private (but then again, they don't need to be!), our Rogers WiFi was strong.
Photos ... " Our Neighbours "; a couple of friendly, generous Islanders presented us with locally caught, frozen brook trout (one stealthily hidden under a shirt collar), a local woman Melissa Heald paints beach rocks and encourages tourists to take them as a memento (this one said " Fun" so we took it), my " Especial " navigator Wry stirs the fire at camp while LOAF supervises ...
PEI, Canada's smallest province is certainly pretty. You'd have a difficult time finding a home or property that is not well cared for, roadways are litter free, farm properties and fishing communities appear efficient and orderly.
If the winds die down enough we'll cross back over Confederation Bridge to New Brunswick. High-sided vehicles like ours, are restricted from crossing if wind gusts exceeding 70 km/h are recorded.
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Crusty and Wry ...
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