MaineLee Canada

When we left Charlottetown, it was raining at a pretty good clip. By the time we got to the Confederation Bridge which would take us to New Brunswick, the rain had stopped. But, it was so windy the authorities were stopping trucks, cars with trailers and motorcycles from crossting the 8 mile bridge. Cars, such as ours, were let through and we crossed the bridge with no incident.

Along the way to St. Martens, we stopped at the Hopewell Cape Rocks. The tide was out so we walked down on a long series of steps to the ocean floor. There, we saw massive rock formations worn over the eons by water and wind. After we left, the tide rose 35 feet to cover most of the rocks.

Once at St. Martens we checked into the Quaco Inn and then had a bite to eat at the Caves Restaurant featuring their “World Famous Chowder.” Next, we will head out to St. John’s and St. Andrew. And tomorrow, we are planning to go to Campobello Island where FDR spent some time. It takes