This trip is not unlike any others, we had a great time seeing almost all that there is to see in Atlantic Canada. From Fredericton, to Halifax, onwards to Sydney then Pictou and lastly Charlottetown, we have had a blast. And ate a lot of food.
Today was fairly relaxing. We started out with a larger breakfast at Smitty's, knowing that we needed to eat an early supper due to flight schedules this evening. Fuelled up and armed with our ninth Timmies, we were ready for the 3.5 hrs drive from Charlottetown to Fredericton.
About 31 mins into the drive, we made a detour to see another lighthouse, this one in Victoria. One backseat passenger was a mildly excited when he heard "Victoria's Secret" instead of "Victoria's Seaport". The view was slightly different, but still magnificent.
We arrived in Victoria PEI slightly before the tide started to really come in. We explored some of the sea floor and the red sand cliffs while the water started to come ashore, rising ever so slightly with each wave.
Once in Victoria, we explored the small town looking at a lighthouse, wandering down the wharf in and out of a couple gift shops and then taking a photo by the largest tree on PEI (height was x feet and canopy was about 128 feet in diameter). The tree was massive and definitely was the largest that we had seen on the island so far.
Shortly outside of Victoria, we could start to see the confederation bridge that spans 13 Km between PEI and New Brunswick. Another short stop at a beach for a few pictures of the bridge and then we were off to pay the toll an drive across. Lola took time lapse photos of the drive on the go pro. I'll need to mash together a video and post it.
Confederation Bridge
The drive through New Brunswick was a relatively uneventful 3 hrs drive. Many conversations to pass the time, including a game of "phonetic alphabet" which was initiated by Lola to help her with her radio license that she is studying to get for work.
The game consisted mostly of AA giving hints when the passengers could not think of how to say the letters of the alphabet phonetically (A = Alpha, B = Bravo, etc). Other than Lola thinking that animals were the basis for many of the letters (J = Julliet, not Jaguar as she thought), everyone was generally able to guess the correct word except for Y which we later found out to be Yankee.
There also was a slight mixup with the letter M. The hint was "a shortened version of a boys name". Correct answer - Mike. Lola's very proud answer after the hint - Andy. Well, I guess she was partly right - Andy is short for Andrew, just didn't quite go with the letter.
The stopover in Fredericton was short. A stop at Tims to use the washroom, then park the car, find a boutique that Gwen has been wanting to return to for three years to get another coffee mug, find somewhere to eat and then gas up, return the van and catch a cab to the airport.
We were successful. Lola got another coffee mug, this one she claims is hers but we will see how often she grabs mine on Saturday mornings...
Lunch/supper was at The Snooty Fox, a British style pub only a couple blocks from the river downtown. Blair finally ordered what he was recommended to get out east - deep fried clams and fries. And he liked them! And not surprisingly he should, other than a slightly chewy texture, there wasn't much of a fishy flavour and really just tasted like batter/breading.
We finished with a little bit of spare time so we quickly wandered around the Old Barracks on the riverfront and buy a church before returning to the car to drop it off.
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The YFC airport was quaint. With only five gates and one small security area, we were through security in 15 mins.
The flight from Fredericton to Toronto has been interesting so far. A two hour flight is sounding like it will be longer as there is a weather front moving into the Toronto area. We have already had a few rough patches of turbulence, one of which started to cause some ice build up on the intake duct on the engine cowl. Hopefully we get home tonight. If not, oh well. Better to be safe than sorry.
Well, we are now at the airport waiting for our baggage.
We have had a great trip. Some of us are not looking forward to work tomorrow and this week while others still have some vacation time left to enjoy. However, it too will soon pass and we will all be back into the hustle and bustle of daily lives, ready for yet another vacation.
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