Before leaving on this trip, I had
heard of a new website connecting folks who RV willing to share their property
with other traveling RVers. We initially
planned to use a Boondockers Welcome property near Montreal but migraines and a
repair job got in the way. Our second
attempt was to be in Murray Harbor on the southeastern tip of PEI.
With a planned destination at days
end, we braved some ugly weather and headed to town to check out
Charlottetown. Again parking in an
offseason school, we walked through lovely Victoria Park and around the
waterfront enjoying the gorgeous views and great city planning. I was impressed with the beautifully designed
pools, ball fields, hiking trails and playgrounds (which included a series of
larger than life outdoor musical instruments to play!) 
The waterfront and downtown area
kept us entertained for a good while before we hiked back to the rig and our drive
to inland PEI with a few breweries promised along the way. We stopped in Montague to find a cute
waterfront with fiddlers onstage and a parking spot just steps away from
Bogside Brewing. With beer in hand we
ordered a most unusual lunch for southerners in the land of lobster …
barbeque! Gotta give it to the chef,
this guy knew his craft! We had the
special of handmade smoked sausage and beans which was artfully done! Another beer and an order of fries and we
were ready to try Copper Bottom for their local brews!
Full and entertained, we hit the
road for our night in Murray Harbor. Another
remote location, we traversed the tiny roads to what seemed the middle of
nowhere. We arrived to find Larry out
front waving us in and we got settled in the driveway with no
complications. We took a few moments to
get to know our host and his wife, Wendy, before taking a walk around the area
enjoying the inlet river at sunset.
The next morning dawned sunny and
pleasant and we couldn’t ignore the trailhead for a spur of the Confederation
trail just around the corner. After
warming up with fresh baked muffins, we grabbed the bikes and hit the
trail. The trail was part of an
island-wide web of trails reclaimed from the original island railroad.
We rode 22km (15 or so miles) to
Wood Island where we’d booked a ferry to Nova Scotia the next morning. It was fun to walk around the little embarkation
area with visitor center, café, candy store and liquor store (of all things!)
before having to get back on the bikes for the return trip. 22km to return. It all sounded like a reasonable goal – and succeed
we did – but I must say not without a few cramps and even an ill thought or two
by the end!!
Larry and Wendy had mentioned a
community event that afternoon and we arrived back in time to join them. We walked the block or two to the community
center for fresh steamed mussels and a corn boil. None of this comes at face value! Those mussels were perfectly steamed and
sauced and the corn … THE CORN! Everyone
was so excited that the Bloom farm corn was in and we could see why! This was just like I remember from being a
child in Wisconsin the day the corn was picked. OH SO SO DELICIOUS! It tasted like summer. And the color yellow. And like CORN – but with no starch and with a
satisfying pop as your teeth came in for each bite.
The rest of the day was spent with
drinks on the porch Wendy nearly
demanded I enjoy a real shower and I was more than happy to oblige. There truly is nothing like a good shower after
enough nights on water conservation detail in the RV. I luxuriated in a strong endless hot water shower
that was the perfect end to the day.
After another blissful, quiet and dark
night in our Boondocker home and we bid farewell to Larry and Wendy setting our
sights for the destination that was the inspiration for this whole trip – Nova Scotia.
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