Monton, NB to Summerside, PEI

Confederation Bridge

North Cape

North Cape

Skinner's Beach

Bud the Spud

We stopped at the BMW Motorcycle shop in Moncton, where we will be back to get our bikes serviced for their 40,000 km. Nice big shop, and our main purpose was to shop for a new helmet for me. Sad to see the Arai go, as I liked the color and the fit, but after a knock like I received on the noggin, it's always prudent to replace the helmet. There was much discussion about the "worth" of my head, and it ranged from the $159 special to the $1,000 Beamer deluxe. Brent asked if I was planning on any more falls in the near future, so that maybe it would be a better idea to get the cheaper model, as it is easier for the budget to replace. Photo to follow of my new Beamer helmet...Sometimes a gal just has to put her foot down.

The bridge crossing (Confederation Bridge) was amazing. It is hard to imagine the engineers looking across the water and thinking, yeah, we could build a bridge that long. It is free to go into PEI, and you pay about $50 to come back off the island.

We stopped in Summerside and got a hotel room for a couple of nights, with intentions to explore the northern part of the island. We drove as far north as you can in the afternoon, and really enjoyed the drive, going from small town to small town, with beautiful farmhouses, and coastal views. We even stopped at Stompin Tom's hometown, Skinners Pond, and took a photo of the oldest schoolhouse in PEI, where he attended school in 1940.

Weird thing to note, but very appealing: If you are a lover of lawn mowing, you want to buy property in PEI. The yards are huge and have huge lawns! We must have counted 30 people mowing their lawns by the riding mowers, and about another 5 with the push mowers. Would be quite a workout! I'll try to get some photos of this later!