May 24 - Cavendish to Montague, Prince Edward Island
Once we had checked out of the picture postcard looking country motel we didn’t have to go far to find a place serving breakfast. Perhaps the only place serving breakfast and it was right across the road. The breakfast rush was on and the poor woman trying to keep up with the orders eventually got around to our order of pancakes and maple syrup after 45 minutes. It was worth the wait.
’Ripley’s Believe It Or Not’ science park was just down the street but like everything we were to discover, was not open yet. Fortunately the Anne of Green Gables village, which is based on the successful Canadian books and movies written by a local author, was not open but we were allowed in to have a look around anyway. This was a step into the past and when open I am sure this would be an incredible place to visit.
We drove on west along the country roads trying to find a radio station that wasn’t playing country music. Eventually when we arrived in Summerside we decided that some cooling refreshments were required. A quick stop at Tim Hortons sorted this craving out and we were on our way again, this time along the south coast of the island over looking the Northumberland Strait.
Not far from Summerside is the world’s longest bridge spanning 13km across the open water linking the island to New Brunswick. The Confederation Bridge with its $40 toll fee was quite an impressive sight from the shore.
The almost empty country roads eventually led back onto the Trans Canada Highway and to the town of Cornwall. We took a short rest stop and bought some food from strip mall by the main road. The next mission was to find one of the hundreds of beaches PEI has to offer for us to relax in the sun and eat our food. This was not so easy. We followed the map to what could be the world’s smallest provincial park, blink and you miss it, and we did. After driving down a gravel road for about 10 minutes we turned back and headed to the large inlet opposite Charlottetown. Again, no beaches here just a load of dead ends and some crazy suicidal farm dogs. We ended up parking in a field.
It didn’t take long to reach Charlottetown and we headed to the mall for some supplies. As the sun began to set we headed east to the fishing town of Montague where we spent the night with an amazing view over the small river harbour.
Related Pages
Travel Guide - Prince Edward Island
Travel Guide - Cavendish
Photographs of Cavendish
Travel Diary
Trail Canada
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