Prince Edward Island (PEI) Day 1

We got to the ferry 2 1/2 hrs early (we didn’t know what times it left!)…so we got our place in line and just “hung” around. The lady in the cafeteria, Jennifer, told us about an owl out back that had been around all day.
Not just any owl…but a Snowy Owl! Lloyd was able to get within about 40 ft of it.

 Isn’t it beautiful?!

While I kicked back in the truck and took a nap, Lloyd did some whittling.We thought this was the ferry we were taking, but it wasn’t.

While waiting, a group of guys pulled up on their motorcycles…from New Jersey!
Here are a couple of them napping…lol

 

Our ferry pulls in and the travelers depart, then it’s our turn to drive on.

 

Good-bye Nova Scotia!

      We saw a couple seals along the way, I barely got this shot! He was so fast! 

Looking straight down from the upper deck.

  The first lighthouse on the island that we drove to.
(I’ll add the name later…the map is out in the truck!)

Ok…it’s 1:30am local time

Stick a fork in me….

I’m DONE!!

Good night=)

We’ll see where we end up tomorrow!

Thanks for stopping

Dawn

On The Road…

We’re on our way to Nova Scotia!!(actually I’m posting this on day 3 of the trip after much frustration trying to get my pics here and there!!) I’m trying this from our hotel so we’ll see how this works…LOL

Not a lot of pics to date. (and I hope they look ok as I can’t get into Photoshop to edit etc)

One of the highlights of the trip was getting to meet someone that I’ve known for a few years “online” from SCS, have talked to on the phone…but I finally got to give her a real live hug and gave lots of loving to Pepper too!! Joanne…(jojot).

Wish we’d had the time to stamp together (she’s got a boatload of stuff in her stamp cave…a “room” in the basement) Thanks for everything Joanne!!!

The TRAFFIC jam somewhere outside Boston…ugh! It really slowed us down!

This lovely, HIGH, bridge crossing some river I think into New Hampshire.

We stopped in Portland, ME to eat dinner…what an awesome waterfront place to walk! Of course I left the camera in the truck, so I wasn’t able to get any pics…=( plus it was getting dark. Interesting older gentleman parking attendant, full of stories had we had the time!! We checked out taking “The Cat” ferry across, but it didn’t go out again till Sunday morning, so we’ll just drive.

Are these gorgeous or what!! Lupins, growing wild through Maine and into Canada. These were just before we crossed over. You could smell the beautiful fragrance too before you got close!

The first border crossing (we ended up having to turn around and go to another just down the road, but this portion of the river was much prettier!

Then…waiting… 
in Calais ME to cross to New Brunswick.

Our ship in St John

haha…not really!!

I missed the PICTURE PERFECT shot of an eagle next to her nest!! By the time I saw it, it was too late to try to stop! Grrrr…maybe we’ll see more, I hope!

The Bay of Fundy…one of the little coves before getting to the bay. Beautiful, beautiful landscape. Our drive has been through forest after forest, along lakes, and rivers.

Finally, late last night we reached Dartmouth Nova Scotia and our hotel…a brand new (opened in April) Hampton!! Is it ever NICE!!!

Today we’re going to head to Peggy’s Cove

Thanks for stopping…and stay tuned! I hope to have lots more to share!

Dawn