Oh waking up for our one full day in Prince Edwards Island…we
were thrilled to know it was a lovely sunny warm day. Hoorah!
We joined our bed and breakfast host, Joan for a really nice breakfast
including homemade muffins. And she and
another guest gave us their tips about how we could get the most from our day on
the island.
We decided to drive to the East and take in as many of the
wonderful lighthouses on the island. We
saw something like four today. All
different styles and architects, and sizes.
Magnificent. Our first light was
at Point Prim, a spit of land jutting south into the Northumberland Strait.
We arrived shortly after the lighthouse opened,
which gave us a chance to be the first to the top. What a lovely view back across the bay
towards Charlottetown!
Then we were on to Woods Island lighthouse. This
light was right next to the ferry terminal for those going to Nova Scotia by
boat rather than using the bridge. Many
people who were waiting for the ferry were leaving their cars to walk the short
distance to the light.
Next we found the Bear Cove lighthouse. The Marconi station at this light was the
first land site to pick up the distress call from the Titanic. A young woman, who had lived nearby for most
of her life gave us a very good tour, although it was only her second week on
the job.
We ate our picnic lunch on a quiet beach and watched families
frolic in the very shallow waters-kids could walk way out and have the water
still only at their waists.
Our final lighthouse for the day was at East Point, the
furthest eastern point of the island.
This picturesque lighthouse has been featured on many of the travel
brochures promoting Prince Edward Island.
As we traveled about the island, we fount it was indeed
lovely, with may quiet places as well as some totally tourist areas especially
focused on the books, etc of Ann of Green Gables. We had hoped to at least get a peek of
Ann….but alas, we ran out time to get to the tourist sites, and spent our time
enjoying the island, of which in the books, she enjoyed those sights so much.
Then we drove across the northern part of the island and went
to a Prince Edward Island National Park.
This was one with sand dunes and woods, and a very long boardwalk. We were not so sure how far we would walk,
but were encouraged by a couple to take a longer route-that it was worth
it. And it was. So truly lovely.
And we got a reward at the end of the path: our two red chairs were waiting for us. Charming!
We took turns with another couple taking “share the chair” photos. We love this custom. Wish we had it is in the National Parks in
the Sates.
As we walked back across the boardwalk, we noticed swallows
flying near by. Several landed on the
railing and we could see that they were young birds, able to fly but not yet
able to catch their food. Their parents
were feeding them. Maybe it was these
birds who were keeping down mosquitoes since we had barely a bite on our skins.
Then, Patti had caught wind of a special concert: A ceilidh, an old fashioned Celtic gathering of
musicians, playing a whole variety of different types of music, from traditional
Scottish tunes, country and popular songs, fiddle music, and they even had a
young woman who did traditional Scottish step dancing. The community center where this was held
was full, both with locals and plus tourists from all over the country of Canada,
some from the states, and couple from as far away as Australia. Who knew?
The music was so much fun, and Patti happened to sit next to the fiddle
player’s father-in-law so she got some inside scoop. Tremendously fun!!!!
We got home so late that we just had cereal for dinner, but
it was totally worth it. A great day on
PEI. Hope that we can come back again
some other time and spend some more time.
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