Today we took a road trip to Prince Edward Island. We booked a hotel for the night so that we could spend an extra day, see some of the sights, and spend time together. Some of the main things on the agenda were to get a good look at Confederation Bridge, check out some souvenir shops and hit up the beach at Cavendish. All were accomplished, including a very humorous dinner, but I'm going to split it up to save the picture overload. The car that we rented this time had a sun roof. It made traveling a lot of fun, and a lot cooler. It was an awesome little red car and I adored sitting next to Mr. Stannix in the front seat! Sometimes as we were driving along he would reach over and grab my hand in his for a little while. Other times he would lift up my hand and kiss it. I love when he does that, it makes me feel like we're dating again.
One thing I love about the maritime provinces is how quickly you can get from one to the other. It didn't take us very long to get to Confederation bridge at all! We pulled off at the rest stop and walked with the kids to the lookout to grab a few pictures. We were lucky to have a clear day and a good view! Camilla hid behind Mike in the first pictures to stay away from the "Mozzie's". She is deathly afraid of mosquitoes as of late and needed to sit on the railing. The kiddos weren't entirely cooperative, but what can ya do? I'm looking forward to bringing them back someday when they are older and more interested in the bridge.
It's such a neat bridge. It took forever to drive across it. It was built in 1997 and is almost 13km long! I've heard that before the bridge there was a three hour ferry ride across to the island. I for one am glad for the 5 minute car ride. When we actually crossed I was slightly disappointed by the high edges on the bridge. If I sat up super tall in the car I could just see over them. It was cool when we got to the middle and all you could see on both sides was never ending blue ocean. It even twisted and had a bit of a hill as we drove along.
Just on the other side is the Gateway Village. We stopped there to check it out and grab some souvenirs before meeting up with everyone at the beach. I must say that I love Prince Edward Island so far! The way of life, the farm land, the red dirt, and the back roads. More to come from the red sand beaches!
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This sounds wonderful! I love the red sand. Apparently the curve in the bridge was to keep drivers from falling asleep. And I'm sure you were raptly intrigued by it ;)
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