July 28, 2023
After six nights in Prince Edward Island, we were ready to move to a new location.
It rained for about 3 hours during the night which made us concerned about pulling out of our grassy campground site. We had memories of our grassy site in Bangor, ME where we got stuck in the mud. Ken was also concerned about having enough room to pull out with all of the cars/trucks that insisted on parking directly across the road from our RV.
Everything worked out! The grass wasn’t too muddy and there weren’t any vehicles parked in our way,
However, as we were preparing to leave, the neighbors on both sides of us decided to get friendly and delayed our departure about 2 hours. Neighbors on one side were from Alabama, and the others from Florida. It was nice to talk to folks from the US. Most of the travelers we’ve met have been Canadian.
At 10AM we pulled out of our space and everything was good… No muddy holes or tracks left behind!
To leave Prince Edward Island, we had to cross the Confederation Bridge to New Brunswick (the same bridge we crossed into PEI). The toll is only charged when you leave the island. The toll for us was $57.58 US! It was still better than taking the Ferry!
We were about 3/4 of the way across the bridge when we heard clang and then a rolling noise. I jumped out of my seat and saw the light fixture, over our kitchen table, was hanging loose from the ceiling. The round stainless ball that holds everything together was missing. The sound we heard was the ball hitting the tile floor. After crawling around on the floor, I found the ball, and for the next several miles, I tried to reassemble the fixture. Of course, there weren’t any pull-out areas on this section of the road. It was not easy to stand on a stepstool while traveling down the road and get everythig put back together. Finally, I was successful! The fixture s working great!
After crossing the bridge we drove a short distance in New Brunswick before entering Nova Scotia. We continued driving through the green, hilly Nova Scotia to our destination of Elm River RV Park. Elm River is mostly a 2 day stop-over for us with nothing much to see or do.
After setting up the RV, we made a quick trip to the nearby city of Truro and stopped at Walmart for a few grocery items.
Elm River RV park was an RV park that catered to “local campers” for the summer season. An activity that took place during our stay, was a Christmas in July celebration. There were trees decorated with Christmas Lights, several large Christmas themed blow-ups, sparklers, and hot chocolate. The second day, I saw Mr and Mrs Santa Clause riding around the park in a golf cart. It must have been only the seasonal campers participating, since they didn’t mention any of the activities to me when we registered. We even had Christmas motion lights with us and we could have participated if we had known!
On our 2nd day, we stopped by the Masstown Market. Masstown Market is very much a one stop shopping experience. You can find everything from basic necessities, fresh produce and fine cuts of meat to unique gifts, home décor, trending apparel and flowering shrubs. There was also a sandwich bar and bakery. It was a very busy place!
In the same shopping complex we found a cute place for lunch. Catch of the Bay was made in the shape of a fishing boat with outside dining on the deck. We both ordered their popular Fish and Chips. Yummy!
After our two days in Elm River, it is time to move on…
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