PEI

              We decided to leave Cape Breton a day early.  Forecast was crummy weather and we really did everything we could there.  We got away real early and were on the road by 8:00.  We had to catch the 1:00 ferry to PEI and it was a 4 hour drive.  Had to arrive an hour early to ensure you got on.   We left in a horrible fog.  You saw maybe 10 feet in front of you.  To leave our campground you have to drive over a spectacular mountain pass.  One of those ones where there is almost nothing between you and 1000 feet down to the ocean.  During a nice day it is incredible.  In the fog, towing a trailer over wet pavement, not fun.  A total white knuckle drive.  And that was just the start of the trip.  It proceeded to rain the entire way.  I am so sick of two lane highways that twist and turn.  Ryan is going through a Costco-sized amount of Gravol.   Also, Nova Scotia has the worst roads I have ever driven.  They are in horrible shape.  Not just one or two but all of them.  A lot of them have sign “rough pavement next few kilometers”.  Makes it impossible to do the speed limit.

            We made the ferry (barely) and enjoyed the 1 ½ ride to PEI.  We had lunch in the cafeteria and walked around the boat.  The kids were a little disappointed.  Not sure what they expected.  Upon arrival in PEI it was a 2 hour drive to our new campground but since we arrived a day early, we weren’t sure that we could get a spot.  We got one.  One night of no services and right on the ocean.  Right where I was told not to camp because of the wind.  And windy it was.  However, that was the least of our concerns as the rain was brutal.  We set up a temporary site in the rain and all of us got wet.  I scouted out the site that we get tomorrow and it is really nice.   So it was an early bed and hopefully better weather tomorrow.