Day 30 - Cavendish, Prince Edward Island

We are up bright and early on Friday, June 29 as we have a 240 mile drive to Cavendish.  This was another uneventful day as the roads took us mostly through the countryside vs the coastline and all the little villages.  One good thing - no rain!!

We drove through more farm land today but noticed a lot of fields planted with potatoes.  Saw a processing plant for potatoes so it is obviously a huge product in this area.  There are a lot of these purple flowers alongside the roads - so colorful in different shades of purple. I was told they are Lupins.   Before we cross the bridge into PEI, Prince Edward Island, we stopped at a Visitor Center to take a few pictures of the Confederation Bridge.  In the picture are Rod, Roni, Wendy, Patty, Fran and Wayne.  Rod and Patty are from Seattle, Wendy and Wayne are from Calgary and Fran is from Bar Harbor.  As we drive and stop along the way, we run into people from our group.  We either just check in with them to make sure all is well, have a bite to eat with them or just a quick wave but it is always fun. 

Confederation Bridge that was built in l997 spans 9 miles or l2.9 kilometers over the Northumberland Strait making it the longest bridge over ice-covered waters in the world.   You can briefly see the flags of PEI as well as the Canadian flag.  After we crossed the bridge, we stopped at another Visitor Center and had lunch.  There are many lighthouses on this island - will find out more tomorrow as we will be doing a lot of touring.

Tonight the Staff prepared Taco Salads for everyone and Wendy and Wayne entertained us.  Wayne played the guitar and they both sang.  We were all given different forms of instruments,(I called them noise makers) such as shakers, rattles, etc. which we played very quietly, to join in the festivities.  It was great fun.  Afterwards a group of us played cards and the Girls finally won!!!  About time.. 

Hope you all enjoy the weekend!!