Our impressions today have to be about the Confederation Bridge that links New Brunswick to Prince Edward Island. We left PEI today and crossed the longest ice water bridge in the world, at eight miles long. That is an unbelievable man- made structure, a very nice two lane highway that goes up and over the Strait of Northumberland. I can’t imagine how they possibly got all the supports into the ocean for eight miles. Jan took lots of pictures as we approached and crossed, and now we are in Moncton, New Brunswick, again. We drive across N.B. tomorrow and camp near the American border.
We leave with fond memories of beautiful and charming Prince Edward Island. It was raining when we arrived and when we left, but, in between, we enjoyed the landscape of pine, birch, spruce, fir, and maple trees. It is so beautiful it looks like a landscape architect designed the whole island! I did have to get out and jog through the maple trees, so that Jan could say that she saw the sap running in the maple trees in Canada! The dairy farms, the shoreline, the little highways, the oyster farms, the white farm houses, the lakes, the valleys, and Anne of Green Gables, well, it’s a great place. The intrusion of big government and the exchange rate are annoyances to every day living, but that doesn’t detract from the natural beauty of the place. We took the Northumberland Ferries over and the Confederation bridge back, and we’re glad we were able to spend a few days there.
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