Thursday, June 7 - The long haul down to the PEI ferry

The ferry to PEI is located about a 3 hour drive down to Caribou, NS. This route is part of the Cabot Trail and the roads are very rutted, potholed and nasty for large sections.



We arrived at our night camp at the WalMart in New Glasgow, about a 20 minute ride from the ferry terminal. We bought some fuel for the MH, then went into the WalMart and bought some needed groceries, then off to find the ferry terminal so we know the route tomorrow, then to a liquor store. Liquor here is sold by state stores like in PA, but the prices are 50-100% higher...ouch!

We returned to the MH and tried to get a satellite feed, but the signal this far north is weak and our dish was looking into a grove of trees, so we couldn't get it. We opened some of our expensive wine and liquor and made dinner.

Tomorrow we'll take the 11:15 ferry if all goes well. We have to be there an hour before departure. We're told you don't pay on your way into PEI, only when you leave. Since we'll be leaving via the Confederation Bridge, we pay that fare, not the ferry....way cheaper.

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