Truro, Nova Scotia

June 28. We left PEI the RV park and started for the Confederation Bridge, where for a measly $54.25 Canadian I was able to buy Jackie’s, the motor home, tow car and my way back to the mainland way. We hadn’t stopped at the information center on the New Brunswick side on the way over so we took the time to see what was there. We have a relatively short day, about 145 miles.

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Inside the center there was information about what the crossing to the island was like before the ferry service and bridge. Winter crossings were especially hazardous because of ice and open water had to be dealt with. Winds and currents added to the problems. The crossings were made in “Ice Boats”, these were boat that had led runners attached in order were made it easier to pull them across the ice. For an extra charge the passengers could sit in the boats the full time. Kind of like a “First Class” passenger on an airplane. The “economy” passengers had to help push or pull the boats across the ice. Here is a story of a crossing. Click on the picture or enlarge it or go to the album and enlarge that picture. It’s worth reading.

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The construction of the bridge was quite a feat and you can find information about on-line. The bridge had to cope with many different problems, one of them being the spring ice flows. The base of the support columns are cone shaped. This causes the ice to break into smaller pieces as it move up the sloped base and safely move around the column.

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We arrived in rhe campground by mid-afternoon. Set up the motor home and then relaxed. For supper we went to the local fire station where they put on a dinner for us. The next day a few people went on a tidal bore raft trip. Some of us went to the Shubenacadia River to watch the tidal bore. There was an observation platform built on an old railroad bed. The supports show the effect of erosion over the years

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We saw the outgoing flow and then the flow reversal there was one of the rafts that came by. It did not have any of our group on board as it turned out the boats that our group was on went downstream and we were upstream from where they put in.

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This river flows into the Bay of Fundy where the tides are very high. Later in the trip we will be there.

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