Who knew we’d pass through Winnie the Pooh’s hometown?
The more East we get the more French language we encounter but hasn’t caused any issues. We seem to get along fine with our limited understanding of French and most people have some English. We’re starting to hit a few toll roads as well and so far no problems as we can pay as we go.
We usually avoid large cities when traveling on the motorcycle due to traffic congestion and parking but we decided visit Quebec City as an exception.
We stayed just outside the outskirts of Old Town and used an Uber to get in and out.
You could spend all day just strolling around the cobblestone streets and shops. Much of it reminded us of cities and towns in Europe which isn’t surprising given the connection to France.
We didn’t realize it but the day we were there coincided with the Pope’s visit.
We were going to hang out with the crowd at the plains of Abraham to view his events on the big screen but it was a miserably hot day and so we decided to visit the art museum. I’m not a big fan of museums in general but the art museum was actually quite good.
As we were getting ready to leave the museum the Pope’s motorcade started passing by. At first I was trying to figure out which of the big black SUVs the pope was traveling in but then he zipped by in his little white Fiat! I think it may even I’ve been a Fiat 500!
He picked us out of the crowd and gave us a wave.
Continuing East from Quebec we and the opportunity of attending our first pow wow gathering. We were able to witness ceremonial traditions, native dress and dance in addition to rubbing shoulders with some of the chiefs.
Next stop was a visit to Prince Edward Island (PEI). I didn’t realize it was its own province. There’s only two options to get there, toll bridge or ferry. We opted for the toll bridge and glad we did because it’s amazingly long. It’s supposed to be the longest (8 miles) bridge in the world over ice-covered water..
The toll is fairly hefty ($50) for cars but motorcycles get a break for $20! You only pay the toll leaving the island so getting there is free!
Lots of nice rolling hills and roads on the island and lots of agriculture. We saw lots of fields with new potatoes and other farms and cattle.
It’s peak season now so the beaches were fairly crowded.
Our next stop after PEI was in Truro to see the bore tide on the Bay of Fungy. Twice a day much of the bay and contributing rivers empty out and fill back up again! It’s hard to show in static pictures but there’s several examples on the internet showing a time lapse of what happens over the course of 6 hours.
Tomorrow we head towards Cape Breton Island to do a loop around the coast before arriving in North Sydney for the ferry to Newfoundland.
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