We woke up very excited because we were going to finally take the ferry to Prince Edward Island! The last few days the anticipation had been building, with lots of quoting from Anne of Green Gables and reading in the guide book about the sites. Our final destination was at hand!!
We eagerly boarded, locked our bikes in the bowels of the ship, and prepared for the hour long voyage across choppy seas. The ride ended up being a walk in the park compared to the last ferry experience, but we did get our first taste of what the tourism on PEI - for the 100th anniversary of AGG - is going to be like: crazy! It's hard to not resent the other tourists; we should clearly be the only ones who thought of this pilgrimage, and I swear that there were a few more braided pigtails than normal...
After deboating, we had lunch at a little red and white lighthouse and plotted our route. We decided to take the non-interstate route, which seemed like a good choice, but little did we know that we were foregoing bike lanes and relatively light traffic for MORE hills! After 10 miles, we found our way back to the interstate and made our way to the campground on flatter pavement.
A word about the landscape of PEI: all the roads are bright red and damp, the fields that aren't covered in white flowering potato plants are blanketed in blueish-green grains. There are lots of purple flowers and the towns still have no buildings. (What makes a town a town, by the way?)
We turned at the sign for the campground to discover a vertical dirt hill. We plowed ahead, set up camp in the midst of persistent mosquitos, ate dinner, and fell asleep at 7:30pm. So tuckered out!
Mileage: 35ish miles
3 comments:
Congrats on making it to PEI! I hope you are taking pictures of all the AGG fanatics. You guys going to take in any live reenactments while you're there? :) Hope you enjoy it.
I can't believe you made it to PEI~ Congrats!. I hope it is all you have hoped for. I am so proud of you both and your magnificent adventure. Keep the funny tales coming!
Have you ever seen the musical theatre version of AGG? The first song: "Prince Edward Island, the heart of the world, set in the crossroads of the sea! All other nations have their banners unfurled, now that they know that this is the place to be!" I am picturing everyone singing this to you as step off the ferry. Was there any dancing? I can't wait to hear more....
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