July 19, 2022
Today is driving/ ferry day from Truro to Souris, PEI.
After a protein rich complementary breakfast at the hotel, I grabbed my luggage and purse and waited outside for the rental car shuttle driver. My car for this vacation would be a 2022 white Kia Forte ( automatic transmission).
While driving en route to the Ferry terminal in Caribou, I drove past New Glasgow. This is the community where Viola Desmond resided and where her story of racial injustice took place – more on this in a later post. The ferry will be my return transport on Friday July 22 when I make my way back to NS from PEI.
The day was cool and cloudy which would not afford me stunning views of the sailing across the Northumberland Strait. Nonetheless, just the experience of being on this MASSIVE Ferry would suffice.
I was parked only 5 cars behind the front of the line to board the Ferry. There were at least 12 rows with a capacity of maybe 50 vehicles per row. I was astounded as I looked around and behind me to see the volume of vehicles waiting to board – cars, trucks, coach buses, campers, trailers and transport trucks! Amazing!!!
Once boarded, I made my way to the lounge and settled in with a coffee and a hot dog for the 90 minute trip across the Strait.
As you can see from the map, my time in PEI would be dedicated to the Eastern portion of the island – affectionately known as “Points East Coastal Drive”.
Approximately an hour in to my drive towards my motel in Souris, I stopped in to St. Peter’s Bay, for a stretch and a quick coffee and mid day snack. The day was warm, about 27 degrees with a coastal breeze in the air.
By late afternoon, I had arrived at the motel – Lighthouse Beach and Motel, in Souris.
This motel does not offer a pool, but Sheep Pond Beach is 5 minutes away. I’ll definitely go for a swim tomorrow or Thursday.
Thank you for reading and for letting me share. Tomorrow, lunch at “Dalvay by the Sea”.
Joye
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