Prince Edward Island (part 2 of 2)

7/19/25 - We rode 20 miles into Charlottetown on the 250-mile Confederation Trail that spans Prince Edward Island (PEI) from east to west and north to south. It is an old railroad bed so the hill grades were 3% or less.

On the 250-mile Confederation Trail

The trail went through forests and by beautiful fields. We saw a couple of snowshoe hares (brown for summer), heard a chipmunk chirp (I think I hit it with my apple core!), and I ate a few wild raspberries.

Our first stop was an inside/outside farmer's market where we bought strawberries and some baked goodies

We rode further into town for a seafood lunch, a rest in the park, and cocktails by the Charlottetown Yacht Club. They were finishing up a 3-day regatta.

Sailing race in Charlottetown Harbour

We slept well after another 20 miles back!!

7/20/25 - We planned to move the rig to the east side of PEI and since we had to kill some time before we could go to the next campground, we decided to check out the Butterfly House that we had been driving by all week. We walked into a small building that had ~34 species of butterflies from Costa Rica flying around.

Blue Morpho on a piece of orange

They liked Pat's shirt and orange rain jacket

We also walked around their gardens, visited their animals, and had lunch.

They had bunnies (colors of Nosey and Triscuit!), 2 sheep that I petted, 1 llama, and 2 goats

After that, we drove about 1 hour to our new campground in St. Peters Bay and got set up before it started to rain.

7/21/25 - A cool and rainy day so we did indoor stuff.

7/22/25 - Pat got up early and met a fly-fishing guide.

He had a great time and caught about 20 fish (brook trout and salmon)

I rode my bike a couple of miles to the spa across the bay. For $60 you could spend several hours rotating between their hot, cold, and relaxation areas. I did this before an hour massage.

Mysa Nordic Spa was beautiful and total relaxing!

For dinner, we drove about 30 minutes to a microbrewery in the town of Montague.

7/23/25 - We rode another 20 miles round-trip on the Confederation Trail to/from Souris.

We had an amazing lobster lunch by the sea at the Lobster Shack

The lobster was served cold but I think it was the best we've tasted so far, especially for $18US each!!!

In the evening we drove to the town of Bay Fortune for a "Fireworks Feast". After a 30-minute overview from the guy who runs the farm, we milled around several outdoor stations serving appetizers cooked over wood fires.

Bluefin tuna cooking over charcoal fire

They also had an all-you-can-eat raw oyster bar, which Pat loved!

Tasting my edible flower in front of PART of the garden. They grew A LOT of vegetables and herbs.

After a toast at 6pm, we went inside for an amazing 5-course meal made with vegetables, herbs, and last year's "happy pigs" from the farm. It was a really unique, and delicious, experience.

7/24/25 - Although PEI lets you get on the island for free, we had to pay $50 to use the bridge to get back off! Oh well, we assumed they use the funds to maintain the Confederation Trail and many of the other things we loved about the Island.

We drove into the province of Nova Scotia ("New Scotland"). We saw a bald eagle and a red fox along the way. Once we got to Cape Breton Island, we started to see a lot of Scottish names (e.g. MacDoogle), along with a mix of Gaelic and French (from the Acadians) on the signs. Luckily, English seems to be the primary language. Our campground host was super friendly and we parked in another beautiful wooded lot, next to a brook, and a short walk from the sea. Unfortunately, internet service isn't great so I may not be able to post until we move to Halifax, Nova Scotia, on 7/31.

We had to follow the red line to get to our new location. Too bad we couldn't just follow the purple route!