Conferderation Bridge- New Brunswick To Prince Edward Island

[Guest AustinVFR]

So yeah. I few years back after a layoff, I decided to take a road trip. My goal was to go all the way across from Canadia but only managed a few eastern provinces due some developing prospects at home. I live in Austin, TX and decided I wanted to see the Confederation Bridge linking NB with PEI. I need to stop watching Modern Marvels! So from Austin I went up to Indiana for a few days to stay with a friend, then down to TN to make a quick run on the Dragon before heading north. I spent a few days in Central PA visit my old home down and effecting some repairs. Then it was off to Philly for the weekend. From Philly, I headed straight up the coast to VT and then across NH and main and stopping just across the border in NB in a day. The next day was NB, PEI, and NS. The next day was NB all the way to Toronto in about 19hrs- 50 miles short of an iron butt. The next day was Toronto back to Indiana to see the same friends again. Then it was my iron butt from Anderson IN to Austin TX, a trip I have made many times. 19 hrs, 1100 miles door to door. I decided to film the drive across the Confederation Bridge.

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-6...44091&hl=en

[gmtech94]

I did this a couple of years ago and ran out of gas about 1km from the gas stations in sight, luckily it is all on camera and they sent a work crew out with some gas ,beats pushing a VFR on a hot july day ,then the lady at the vieitor center emailed my plight to my wife and daughter in digital of course .Great joke .!

[pm_wizard]

Cool trip. Is there much of a cross wind on the bridge?

John

[afennell]

It actually crosses from Nova Scotia to PEI. Just so the next guy that attempts to ride across the bridge doesn't get lost.

[bmv]

Nice vid.

Great bridge. We stopped at the exact spot you started filming. Cool view from there.

afennell, the ferry goes from Nova Scotia to PEI, the bridge is from NB, when I drove across.

[cbar]

In honour of this PEI-post...download it, love it:

Bud The Spud by Stompin' Tom Connors

Chorus:

Well it's Bud the Spud, from the bright red mud,

Rollin' down the highway smilin',

The spuds are big on the back of Bud's rig,

There from Prince Edward Island,

There from Prince Edward Island.

Now from Charlottetown, or from Summerside,

They load him up for the long long ride;

He jumps in the cab and he's off with the Pride Sebagoes.

He's gotta catch a boat to make Tormentine,

Then he hits up that old New Brunswick line,

Through Montreal he comes just a flyin'

With another big load of potatoes.

Chorus

Well, the cops have been lookin' for the son of a gun

That's been rippin' the tar off the four-O-one;

They know the name on the truck shines up in the sun --

"Green Gables."

But he hits Toronto and at seven o'clock,

He backs her up again at the terminal dock,

And the boys gather `round just to hear him talk

About another big load of potatoes.

"Hey bud."

Is that you callin'

"Ya Bud, what are you haulin'?"

Got another big load of the best potatoes that's ever been growed.

"Where are they from?"

They're from Prince Edward Island.

"Where?"

They're from Prince Edward Island.

"Oh, do you like potatoes?"

Do I like potatoes? I like:

Mashed potatoes

Boiled potatoes

Scalloped potato

Whipped potato

Curried potato

French-fried potatoes

Baked potato

"Hash browns!"

Potato chips

Potato roti

Potato soup

Potato salad

Potato knish

Potato pari

Potato gelatti

Potato fritters

Potato pancakes

"Buddy, oh I want a potato pancake!"

Chorus

Now I know a lot of people from east to west

And they like the spuds from the island best,

`Cause they stand up to the hardest test --

Right at the table;

So when you see that old truck rolling by,

Kinda wave your hand or wink your eye,

`Cause that's Bud the Spud, from P.E.I.

With another big load

He's got another big load

He's got another big load of potatoes!

[Guest]

I live in NB about 3hrs from there so its kind funny to see a guy from Texas posting this,its a good trip over the bridge and off PEI by ferry to Nova Scotia and run the Cabot Trail