The Confederation Bridge

We were awoken during the night with the sound of torrential rain coming through the open vents. By morning it had not abated so our plans to explore Charlottetown got shelved as we figured to we would have to park the motorhome on the outskirts of town and walk. We were pleased to find that despite our friendly camping ground owner not saying he had WiFi we were able to make use of his connection so felt some kind of divine retribution had taken place. The purpose of returning to Nova Scotia via this route was so we could cross the Confederation Bridge. This is the longest bridge in the world at 12.9 kms. It took 3 years to build and links P.E.I. with New Brunswick. At it highest peak it is 60 metres above sea level, allowing ships to pass underneath. We had been wondering how one paid for the ferry trip earlier as everybody kept saying you pay on the way back. Our point was we weren't returning on the ferry. All came to light when we crossed the bridge. You only pay as you leave P.E.I. Fortunately for us it is cheaper to leave via the bridge as it is only $42.50 compared with about $80 on the ferry. On the bridge it is a standard $42.50 plus $6.25 per additional axle. (The ferry links Woods Island Nova Scotia with the lower eastern shore of P.E.I. In other words the ferry is at one end and the bridge is at the other.) Because of the weather we were not able to get the view we had hoped for but it cleared for a time while we were stopped at the Visitor's Centre in New Brunswick and we were able to get some pictures. We continued down the coast of New Brunswick and crossed over into Nova Scotia following the coastline until we found a small campground on the water's edge at Malagouche.