Friday, Aug. 7, 2009 - De La Joie CG in Quebec City to Le Bic Natn’l Pk near Rimouski, QC
Highlights
…older couple roller blading w/ski poles
…popsicles at rest area.
…the drive as close as possible to the St. Lawrence River
Saturday, Aug. 8, 2009 - Le Bic Natn’l Pk to Roadside park along Matapedia River
…driving day
…stopped at viewing area for the night, along with about 4 other campers.
Sunday, Aug. 9, 2009 - From Roadside stop along Matapedia River To Kouchibouguac Natnl. Pk., New Brunswick (NB)
Monday, Aug. 10, - From Kouchibouguac Natnl. Pk. To Cape Tormentine, NB
Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2009 - From Cape Tormentine, NB To Sunset CG at Cavendish, Prince Edward Island (PEI)
This day started quite special! When we turned out of the Tormentine RV park, I either misread the GPS unit or it was trying to ‘torment’ me and send me the wrong way. As we traveled down a road we saw a sign that read “bridge construction, local traffic only” . I thought we’d be turning before I got to the construction area, so proceeded onward.
Apparently the GPS provided a detour route for us. We turned onto a dirt, actually muddy, road. The unit told us this detour was only about 2 miles long. No big deal, I thought, since we’re in 4 wheel drive.
Well, we’re riding along at a pretty good clip…the bushes are brushing against both sides of the camper….we’re having to gun it through long mud holes…having a ball.
Then, up ahead the road disappears into a creek then it continues on the other side. The bank on each side is about six feet down to the water.
O.K., sometimes even Conrad and Rita know when to retreat.
We backed up about 100 yards to a clearing just wide enough for us to turn around. We retraced our route back to Cape Tormentine for a fresh start at looking for the Confederation Bridge over to Prince Edward Island (or PEI).
We’re pretty sure that we had the muddiest truck camper on the island that day.
Confederation Bridge connects New Brunswick to Prince Edward Island and it is 8 miles long. It is a toll bridge.
There’s no cost to travel over it to Prince Edward Island but for vehicles with 2 axles, the toll fee is $42.50 to leave the island and return to New Brunswick.
PEI is divided into 3 mail sections. Due to time constraints we followed the coastal roads around the center section of the island. The roads are a little rough in places but the scenery is fantastic.
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Le Bic National Park, Quebec near Rimouski
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