Sept 25, 2019
Today was the day we will be travelling towards, PEI. Debbie had researched and found a provincial campground near Amherst, called Amherst Shores Provincial Park. Before we left, I did a few small jobs around Ann’s house, picked some more tomatoes that Debbie later blanched, and prepared the trailer for our next leg of the journey. We will be returning to Ann’s house by October 7th to take in the “Celtic Colors”.
Our trip south on the #1 hwy through Cape Breton was picturesque. The trees are just starting to turn into their fall colors. Hurricane Dorian has left a trail of destruction along this coast as many trees are uprooted, and some trees have been stripped of leaves. We were to witness this destruction throughout our travels to PEI. Debbie and Miss Taken had plotted our trip so that our last part of this journey took us along the northwest coastline to our campground. We cruised through tiny Nova Scotia coastal fishing villages and small rural farms.
We arrived at the campground around 5:00. The park attendant directed us to our campsite, and he told us that the park had been closed for the past two weeks. Hurricane Dorian had damaged about 200 trees in the park and these had to be cleared before the campground could be re-opened. Because we were leaving first thing in the morning we left the trailer hitched and set up camp for supper. We needed to be at the Isle du la Madeleine Ferry at Souris, PEI by 1:00 tomorrow afternoon.
Quilting in a Kayak 