Day 3 - A view from the back
Today has been a long travel day. We awoke to a little sunshine and slightly warmer day in Bar Harbor. After breakfast, the real life Jenga game began as my brother and brother-in-law stuffed all of our luggage back into the Suburban. Once accomplished we commenced on our 6+ hour journey to Canada. The scenery only changes for the lead dogs but Lori and I have designated ourselves to the back of the car anyway primarily because our yoga expertise enables us to get in and out at rest stops better than any of the other occupants in the vehicle.
 My view |  Jenga |
 My seat partner Lori |  Close it quick! |
After many forests and winding roads later we finally made it to the border and entered the Canadian province of New Brunswick. We had a late lunch in Saint Johns which was our halfway point. It is a fairly large city that really grew when 10,000 Loyalists immigrated there in 1783 after they lost the American Revolutionary War. I didn’t think the city was that great I guess since I’m happy with the war’s outcome. Note: The one and only time I’m glad the “Patriots” won!
Barb, Antonio and friends in Saint John
Fortunately, we arrived at the Confederation Bridge before dark. This is the 8 mile bridge that connects New Brunswick to Prince Edward Island. It wasn’t as scary to me as the bridges in the Florida Keys because there are big concrete barriers as side rails. Unfortunately, there are signs at the beginning to remind people not to text and drive...over an 8 mile bridge...duh!
My first impressions of Prince Edward Island is that it is a lot bigger than I thought it would be and Charlottetown is a good sized city. The University of Prince Edward Island is in Charlottetown. It is the only university in the province and has about 4,000 students. We are staying in a Bed and Breakfast near Hillsborough Bay. I am looking forward to exploring tomorrow and have a feeling we will find Green Gables
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