Cape Tormentine

7/12/2023

Following along the coast of the Northumberland Strait in New Brunswick, we stopped at Cape Tormentine, the site of the old ferry docks to Prince Edward Island, which were abandoned after the completion of the Confederation Bridge....

"The tide is out, and it looks like a good place to dig for clams."

So they got out their pails and shovels

But Grace was having difficulty with the strong winds...

In the distance they could see vehicles crossing the Confederation Bridge to Prince Edward Island.

It's the longest bridge in the world over ice-covered water, and spans the 12.9 KM (8 mile) Abegweit Passage across the Northumberland Strait between New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island.

Dorothy

7/12/2023 10:22:09 am

Poor Grace. Well at least she is fashionably wind-blown (smile).

I did not know about this bridge. How many months of the year is the water ice covered?

I like seeing the lighthouse. So many of the lighthouses down here are being decommissioned and sold.

Martha

7/12/2023 12:03:08 pm

The bridge took four years to build and opened in May 1997. Before then the only way to Prince Edward Island was by ferry. There is still a ferry service at the south end of the island.

The Strait is frozen over from December to April.

I think this particular lighthouse is privately owned. There's another out on the far end of the former ferry dock, but I don't know if it still works.

Donna

7/12/2023 01:43:50 pm

Grace is so beautiful, wind blown or not :o)

Hopefully they were able to dig enough clams for a good meal, The photos of Bonnie made me smile. The way the shovel is buried deep in the sand, it looks she's wondering just how big a clam is down there!

That's a great shot of the bridge!

Martha

7/12/2023 03:08:26 pm

I wish I'd thought of looking for some shells for there 'clams they dug up', but it was spitting when I set them up on the beach.

The one shot of the bridge was in the distance from Cape Tormentine, and the other was taken out my window as we made the turn-around under the bridge. I had wanted to take photos of some of my dolls there, but the Visitor Center parking lot was closed. So I only managed a 'drive-by shooting'.

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