We could have driven from PEI to Cape Breton Island on the northeast side of Nova Scotia, but we decided to save time and cost of fuel and took a ferry ride instead for a 1-hour trip (luckily we’re not on the Minnow).
map of Nova Scotia
Now you know where we are!
ferry ride
We’ve never taken a ferry ride like this with our RV so were fascinated by the process.
lunch stop
As we drove to our campground, we stopped in a parking lot to make lunch. Sobeys (our favorite Canadian grocery store) is on the left, and a food truck with picnic tables is on the right. Interesting that food trucks can be set up in large, fairly empty parking lots—sounds like a good plan.
campground
As we drove into the KOA campground, we puzzled over the mountain in the distance that just “stopped.” Wonder what happened to the rest of the mountain?
We asked Jason, the camp host, and he said the rock was demolished so it could be used as the foundation of this long bridge just across the water from the campground. When the land was cleared away, a man bought it and made the KOA campground in the 1970s. What a good use of the land!
road signs
Now some more picture road signs. Some we’re just guessing about what they mean, and we’ll keep asking to find out what they really mean.
We’re not positive about these, so check back; I may update this post.
So we’re settled into our new home for a week and looking forward to exploring this part of Nova Scotia! The weather should be good most of the time with only 1 day of rain.
