Today we ride north to a town called
Caribou Island to take the ferry to Prince Edward Island. The toll system that they use to get on the
island is unique in that you only pay once; when you get off the island. Since it’s free to enter, we found out to our
advantage that it is much cheaper to enter the island using the ferry because
it is much cheaper to exit the island by way of Confederation Bridge on the
west side. Since most visitors enter
from the west, they end up paying more using the ferry upon leaving. Lucky for us, this was not the case.
We met a rider from Germany on his Honda
Trans Alp while waiting to board the ferry
We should be experts at tying down our
bikes on ferries by now
Although Prince Edward Island is the smallest
province in Canada, it is here in the capital city of Charlottetown where the
birthplace of Confederation took place in 1864.
The Charlottetown Conference was the first meeting in the process
leading to the Articles of Confederation and the creation of Canada in 1867.
Prince Edward Island is known for its lush
agricultural lands, Anne of Green Gables, seafood, and potatoes.
We stopped at the visitor’s centre to
congratulate my sister for getting married.
She had a surprise wedding for friends and family, which we initially
thought was only going to be a surprise proposal from the groom to be.
It was raining on and off, but we managed
to continue riding through the southeast part of the island before making our
way towards Charlottetown. Not only did
we manage to find a place to camp next to a soccer field, it had a porta-potty
for us to use as well.
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| 136 km
Garden
of the Gulf.
Named
after The Duke of Kent.
Birthplace
of nation.
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