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Published: June 11th 2009
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killer bee fears?
is there a problem with this sort of thing on PEI? Day 10. 3862Km
I put 508Km on the Island and nothing was telling me I had to see the East side. Maybe I'm board. Maybe if I could have taken the bike I'd have stayed longer. I must enjoy the journey more than the destination. Maybe I waited too long to become a truck driver. I enjoy driving.
After fueling up I paid my $56.50 to leave the Island and headed back across the Confederation Bridge to New Brunswick. You see, you can GO to PEI for free either by bridge or ferry. You only pay when you want to leave. Reminds of the line from Hotel California; 'You can check out any time you like, but you can never leave'. I had considered the ferry just because it would added to the experience but
(1) I get sea sick really easy
(2) with the bridge there is no waiting
(3) I am considering two other ferry rides in the near future
I take the Trans Canada Highway South West as far as Port Elgin near the New Brunswick/Nova Scotia border then I head back to the coastal roads as far as Port Howe, NS where it runs into HWY 6.
red road
The picture does'nt do it justice but this road in PEI was made with plenty of red stone or sand I decide to stay on #6 and make some better time since the day passes quickly when you don't get going till nearly noon.
In Pictou Hwy 6 runs into 106 which in turns runs into 104 which is part of the Trans Canada Highway system again. I cross the Canso Causeway which appears to be the only road to Cape Breton. I have a childhood flashback. I remember this bridge. It's a swing bridge meaning it pivots on the center. There is also a lock in the canal right beside the bridge but I have no idea why. A small fishing boat is passing so I have to wait while the bridge closes. To my right is a freighter docked beside a gravel plant. I surmise it is bringing limestone or portland cement because I can't imagine it transports gravel away from here.
Across the bridge the Visitor Information Center is actually open so I leave them a little used Pepsi and grab a couple brochures. I check out the camping one and pick a destination.
On the Cape Breton side the Trans Canada follows HWY 105 while 4 & 104 head more East. I head North toward Sydney
freighter
docked in the Strait of Canso, NS when I spot the cast of The Simpsons. This is too good to pass up.
The address of the campground I selected from the brochure is on HWY 312 so I leave the Trans Canada and come to Englishtown where there is a tiny ferry that crosses St. Anns Bay. This ferry crosses MAYBE 200 feet. Why not build a bridge? I had spotted a campground sign back half a klick or so but the name did'nt match so I call the number in the brochure. "Are you North or South of the ferry?" I ask. After several more frustrating descriptions of my location I get my directions. "Do you have internet?" "No but they do just down the street." I turn back to check the place I had passed. I have a blog to keep up you know. People are expecting it! When I pull up to the office my phone tells me it has found a wireless network and I have found my base for the next couple days.
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