Thursday, August 10, 2023
It was a gray morning but cleared up as the day went on and was a beautiful afternoon and evening. Perfect temperatures of low 60s in the morning and middle 60s this afternoon.
We decided to visit a local diner for breakfast, Lady’s Slipper Café. Very good “farmers breakfast” (huge) with good service as well. Decided we wouldn’t need to eat again til supper – except of course for snacks. We then headed toward the east end of the island. Lots of farmland. Huge fields of potatoes. Potatoes are the primary cash crop on PEI and PEI is the largest potato-producing province in Canada. Who knew? Smallest province in Canada produces the most potatoes – produces 25% of the potatoes for the entire country. We learn a lot when we travel.
Next stop was at Basin Head Beach. It is a provincial park, with free admission – nice. We had a great walk on the beach, about four miles. There were not many people there since it was such a gray morning but by the time we returned to the van the sun was out. The beach is what they call “beautiful white singing sand beach.” Those that grew up on the Gulf of Mexico would have to disagree, about the color but it was a nice beach. Just wasn’t white. It appeared to us to have a lot of red in the sand. The singing is the squeaking sound you hear sometimes when you walk in sand. Regardless, we had a great time.
Next stop was the East Point lighthouse – Canada’s Confederation Light. At the point, the Atlantic Ocean, the Gulf of St. Lawrence and Northumberland Strait converge. They are visible by the turbulent waters.
The final stop before returning to our Boondockers Welcome host was the Brudenell Provincial Park. Another lovely park with many amenities. We have NOMADS friends who live in PEI who are vacationing there currently. We stopped by to say a quick hello and visit a little. It was great to see them! We love to get to meet up with friends when we travel. We will see them again.
We then returned to our hosts home for our afternoon visit. Before we returned to BB for the evening we were given yellow beans and carrots, fresh from their garden. Guess what we will have for dinner tomorrow. We are sure enjoying our time on PEI. More exploring to come tomorrow – if the weather isn’t too bad.
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