Charlottetown is the largest city and the provincial capital of Prince Edward Island. The city is named after Queen Charlotte, the wife of King George III. The island was named after their son Prince Edward.
I find it remarkable that Peggy’s Mom drove her car not once, but twice from California to Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island (PEI). The second time, she traveled alone via Key West. Florida.
The island became famous after Lucy Maud Montgomery wrote and published Anne of Green Gables. While many passengers took the tour to the historic town, we opted for the coastal scenic drive.
After a 30 minute drive we arrived at Port Borden, home of the historic lighthouse and an excellent place to view the Confederation Bridge. We were lucky to arrive before the rain scheduled that day.
The bridge is significant in many ways as it is part of the Canadian Transcontinental Highway linking mainland New Brunswick with PEI and at eight miles in length, it is the longest bridge in Canada.
Afterwards, we had time to spend time in Charlottetown. It has a number of parks, city squares schools and diverse eateries and appears to be a desirable place to call home.
We leave the Atlantic Ocean and enter the calmer St Lawrence Seaway on our way to the providence of Quebec.
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