We began day 10 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, and had a nice morning looking around. Halifax has an interesting look to it, half weathered coastal city, with thoroughly modern elements scattered all around. Here a new interchange, there a modern building, there a sleek condo all mixed into what looks like a New England fishing village. It's a curious, but quaint look.
A few of the cities highlights include a wonderful little boardwalk area, filled with shopping, restaurants, and boat tours. Fairview Cemetery which is the final resting place of one hundred and twenty one victims of the sinking of the Titanic, also the Old Burying Ground which features the Welsford-Parker Monument erected in honor of their service during the Crimean War (it is rare to find monuments that pre-date Canadian confederation). And of course we also made a point to see the Nova Scotia Province House before heading off to Prince Edward Island.
Driving out to the island is possible thanks to the 8 mile long, Confederation Bridge which we were a little surprised to find didn't have a toll going onto the island. Once there, we drove around the island for a bit, frankly, it's a cute farm country, but nothing all that special. Charlottown, the province's capital, was an equally unimpressive stop, and their capital building had the look that it had been abandoned. After we finished a pretty mediocre drive we went to leave via Confederation Bridge, and only then did we discover that it was a departure only toll bridge which charged visitors a jaw dropping $44.25 for the privilege of leaving the island. For the purposes of this blog I usually try to find something positive to say about everyplace that we visit, but I'll break that rule now and suggest to all of my readers that should they ever find themselves in eastern Canada, Prince Edward Island is not someplace they need to have on their to-do list.
We stayed the night at a cute little roadside motel just outside of Fredericton, New Brunswick.
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