Today dawned another spectacular day with crystal clear skies and cool temperatures. We left on our own as the others were not up to more of the “scenic route.” We didn’t get too far when someone didn’t pay attention to the detour sign until he noted the road closed ahead sign…TOO LATE BOZO. Box canyon, disconnect here we come. As luck would have it, just before the barricade a house had a U-shaped driveway large enough to drive the rig through. It looked like I wasn’t the first.
As we headed away from the water down a tree line road, a black figure ahead resolved itself into mom and yearling cub black bears. Just as I stopped about 150 yards away, mom noticed me. Into the woods like greased lightening they went. Shortly afterwards we saw 2 deer. About half our drive was right on the coast with ample views to justify our endeavors. The pretty section was also driven by Harvey and Paul…good move. The second half, east from Shediac, was not so good with rough roads and limited views. We drove the 13 kilometer Confederation Bridge onto PEI with perfect weather.
We are now at Pine Haven Campground, with beautiful grassy sites. They close on Sunday, but we can stay on as long as we want if we pay by Saturday. Free ice cream cones today as they want to use it up. The flavors are a bit exotic, but the price is right.
On arrival Paul noticed his base plate was loose on the driver side of his car. Reason was a stabilizing bar (1.5" wide and 1/2" thick) had snapped in two! We found an unnamed body shop who agreed to weld it for $20 cash and a case of amnesia on our part. It is now fixed...10 minute job. Why did it break? We and the auto-body shop owner think it is because of a height differential between the car and ball. Paul said his tow bar slopes down to the ball. We'll check it when we leave.
What broken base plate? What weld? Not me! Hunh!
As I write this, everyone else headed off for the grocery store and Wal-Mart. We plan on a campfire tonight.
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