It is a busy time around Prince Edward Island. The spring lobster fishery is underway and the waters of the north shore are dotted with fishing boats as they check their traps and ports are busy with lobster tails/tales. The fields are busy too. For several weeks, we’ve watched as farmers prepared the fields and now planting is underway. The season of PEI traffic jams in upon us.
Last Friday we headed to the north shore with our family to visit a friend whose cottage is along the coast. It was a beautiful day and many of the fields we passed along the way showed recent activity. The roads were busy too. Huge pieces of farm equipment were on their way to another location for Saturday. On Route 106, it converged, pieces headed in both directions. The result was an island traffic jam.
We had a huge piece of farm equipment a few vehicles ahead of us on the road. The on-coming wide loads made for an interesting few minutes.
One of the vehicles had a Hulk doll attached to its front. It was an uncommon sight for sure!
My husband and I were fascinated with the road traffic.
Our only experience with any amount of traffic on this island is when we visit the capital, Charlottetown, or there is an accident on the road. Having to stop briefly for farm equipment is a seasonal occurrence, spring planting or fall harvesting. It isn’t a problem.
Such is life on this gentle island.
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Your definition of a traffic jam is quite different from mine.
Now Thats My Kind Of Traffic Jam - Hulk Must Mulch Land - Too Funny
Cheers
Busy busy. We are the same with traffic, if when leaving the house we have to wait for a tractor and a car we call it a traffic jam :-) Hope all is well Diane
This can cause traffic jams on the prairies too. Or in Alberta, when they move some monstrously huge piece of equipment up to the Oilsands. They usually try to do that in the middle of the night if they can though.
You don't mind, as it does not happen all the time. -smile-
Gentle hugs
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A slice of island life.
It is a bit odd to see the Hulk doll lol. My husband is so impatient, that kind of little traffic inconvenience would drive him crazy. He gets worse as he gets older, I can't stand being on the road with him these days!
Wow, that's some big heavy duty equipment rolling down the road.
I think I would give them plenty of room..
HaHa..the hulk figure is interesting..it says "Get out of the way" Or Else... (:0)
Great post this morning or actually afternoon where you are.
Sue
Love the Hulk doll. We have your kind of traffic. Usually it's during harvest that we take care. Can't imagine steering one of those behemoths down the road. :-)
Looks very countryside where people easily bump into each other, let alone traffic. Lol
Hello,
The farm equipment is a common scene around my area, the roads here are really narrow too.
The Hulk doll is funny.
Take care, enjoy your day!
oh i love that traffic..i always think it is nice to look around when travelling either from a car or bus..always something to see!that Hulk sure is something :))
That is a MUCH more interesting traffic jam than the ones I see.
Now that's life in the slow lane. :)
we had so much traffic here over memorial day weekend. it rained, no beach weather...so everyone was on the roads looking for something to do. i wish they would have stayed home, the rain was in the forecast!!
around here, it is not totally uncommon to see a hulk, or something like that on the front of a truck!!
That large equipment is similar to what I encounter on the country roads around here. Lots of large farm equipment.
Interesting situation. I hope on coming traffic lets the guys behind the machinery pass once in a while.
Serious equipment!
Some of that equipment would not fit on our English country roads. Even so there are plenty of tractors and trailers slowing things down.
Road work can be some what tricky and different during the summer.
Coffee is on and stay safe
And here in Mennonite country, Ontario, fields are still worked with horses!
Wow that's some serious farming equipment there Marie, a farming traffic jam is so very different to a city traffic jam 😉 I bet no one had their hand on the beeper!
We have tractors on the road now and then, moving from field to field, where the road cuts through the farm. I don't mind at all slowing down, narrow roads, no shoulders, just ditches. It's a reminder of who feeds us around here!
I really think these machines fascinating.
A very impressive traffic jam! I love the Hulk. When we last visited we were behind a farm machine that looked liked it was up on stilts. It looked like we could have just driven through its legs.
That was something out of the ordinary for you!
I have noticed a lot more traffic on the roads of our small Island. A welcome sight really after the desolation of the Winter months.💖
it is nice to see life in action on your island dear Marie :)
nice shots !
truck and heavy vehicle drivers like to express their emotions through various quotes on the back of vehicles but never saw such display lol
hope all goes smooth and life goes on while thriving :)
hugs and best wishes for all you choose to do my friend!
fun to see hulk doll attach on a vehicle while traffic...
surprising, no buildings along the road, but heavy traffic... take care
Farm traffic, good photos
I wonder if the local TV stations mention big equipment schedules like the do for the traffic reports.
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