Road Trips and Hurricanes

This weekend my parents have been over here in the East visiting relatives and the Maritime provinces. We've had a good drive heading through New Brunswick, PEI and Nova Scotia. Highlights include:
~ driving across Confederation Bridge (12.9 km long) into PEI;
~ visiting the North coast of PEI and seeing its beautiful "Anne of Green Gables" landscape (mom and dad have something for you Alisa);
~ being awestruck at some of the architecture and age of churches out here;
~ visiting the building in which the ideas for a unified Canada were conceived in Charlottetown;
~ seeing the replica of the sailing vessel "Hector", the ship that brought the first Scots to Nova Scotia in 1773 (my ancestors included);
~ visiting the old homestead of my great great grandfather in West Branch NS
~ and experiencing my very first taste hurricane weather. Exciting, haha.

It's been an eventful weekend so far, and tonight we're settling in Truro Nova Scotia, waiting for the brunt of the storm to pass through and then we'll be off to St. Stephen tomorrow. Areas of the Atlantic coast are expected to experience 11-12 foot waves, and some areas in the Maritimes could be getting up to as much as 100 mm of rain (and to think that my South Carolina roommate wanted to go surfing in Halifax this weekend, haha... sure hope he's not out there). Winds are varying throughout the provinces, but I've seen anywhere from 75 km/h up to 140 km/h winds, wow. Wet and windy. But so far we are safe and sound, hoping for a good nights rest and a safe drive tomorrow.