They were going to leave the very next day. At least that was the plan. But alas, it was not to be. It was interesting to see Sheila's parents' facial cast make the transformation. It's funny, PEI is 120 miles long and anywhere from 3 to 60 miles wide, with several towns and all the amenities.
Most people almost forget they're on an Island.
I myself went well over a year one time without ever leaving the Island even once. But, take that ferry away, and immediately the Island shrinks to suffocating proportions. I also remember another time one winter when there was an extended cold snap and the straits developed extremely heavy ice. No one got on, no one got off. As the people on the boat got free meals, courtesy of Northumberland Ferries Ltd., lines of trucks and cars waited on both sides to get on with their lives.