Our first stop was Victoria By the Sea. It's a cute little fishing village. Many of the shops were still closed but we managed to find Island Chocolates for Danica! We forgot to look for the largest tree in PEI until after we left though.
As we reached Borden-Carleton, we stopped at the PEI Handpie Company to pick up some of their famous handpies for lunch. Danica tried a potato cheese one that tasted much like a perogie filling. I couldn't decide so bought the breakfast all day one and the holiday one. The Breakfast All Day one was delicious! Homemade maple baked beans, maple sausage, scrambled eggs and cheese - I wish we could have bought frozen ones to bring home!
After picking these up to go, we crossed the Confederation Bridge again to re-enter New Brunswick. Our next stop was the Cape Jourimain Nature Centre to climb the observation tower and check out the bridge. It's 13 km long and legend has it that it was supposed to be straight but a whale jumped while swimming under it, causing a rise in the middle.
In desperate need of gas, we made a stop in Shediac, Home of the Giant Lobster. It certainly didn't disappoint. It was the largest lobster I have ever seen, even bigger than the one my brother bought us in Bangkok!
Our final stop for the day was the Hopewell Rocks. We initially arrived at low tide so were able to climb down and explore the ocean floor. We then returned after dinner to see the rocks at high tide to compare. It really is a beautiful site to see.
What will today hold? Your guess is as good as mine. We will make our way back to Moncton for our flight tonight. Otherwise, we will stop to see and do whatever takes our fancy. Maybe we will actually keep a tally of churches vs schools as we have noticed an abundance of one and very few of the other.
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