Day 107: (August 19) Charlottetown to New Glasgow (NS) 75km

We saw a few floats from the Gold Cup parade and made friends with some Royal Canadian Mounted Police before heading out of Charlottetown. We cycled to the ferry in Wood Islands. On the way we stopped for lunch at the historical Sir Andrew Macphail Homestead, which had a museum and little restaurant. The restaurant served delicious food, made fresh from their very own garden. We were so thankful for the fresh fruit and vegetables! It was a small detour (on gravel) but so worth it! Yumm!
 Once in Nova Scotia we decided to make use of the daylight and rode as long as we could before dark. We were not able to find a campsite nearby and ended up knocking on Liz's door who kindly welcomed us to join her for some eggs from her two chickens, Suzy and Sally before letting us camp on her lawn. There are some campgrounds in Pictou but they are a bit of a detour from the highway.
Out of Charlottetown we took TCH Hwy 1 to 23 to 315 (busy on the TCH but rideable, and hilly on the secondary roads but much more quiet and direct to the ferry). Once in Nova Scotia we took TCH Hwy 106 which was pretty busy.

 

Day 106: (August 18) Charlottetown Rest Day

Julie's bike needed some TLC and laundry needed to be done, so once the bikes at the shop, the clothes in the wash and the tent hanging to dry we explored downtown Charlottetown. We just had to hit some key spots such as the Anne of Green Gables store, PEI dirt shirt, and Cows. We enjoyed some Raspberry Cordial and ADL ice cream (the local dairy company that the locals recommended above Cows). All things settled it was getting late in the day and we decided to stay one more night at the Hostel.

Day 105: (August 17) Borden-Carleton to Charlottetown 64km

It was a very rainy and windy day! The wind was so strong and we were soaked! We had our oatmeal breakfast under a small shelter at the campground before hopping onto the Confederation Trail (conveniently located at the back of Yogi Bear campground) . We learned that the trail is the place to be. It is relatively flat, with trees on either side that provide some shelter from the winds. We were tired of the winding path and gravel on the trail, so we ventured onto the road- big mistake. The roads were incredibly hilly and had very strong wind as there were few trees. Needless to say we made our way back to the trail and apologized for ever doubting it. For lunch we took shelter in a cute cafe along the confederation trail (everything in PEI is confederation this/ confederation that). We continued on in the rain to Charlottetown were we settled into the HI hostel. We hung out with some young women our age and got to hear some great live folk music downtown. Though this day was short in length, with the wind it took us all day. We were very happy to be dry and inside.