Day 14, Wed June 19 Montague to Victoria, PEI.....Exploring PEI

After a hearty B&B breakfast, we bid farewell to our wonderful hosts and hit the road for a day of exploring.

We continued our ride along the east coast. Our first stop was at Launching Point where we watched fishermen unload their fresh caught lobsters. We were surprised to see a couple of young women working on the fishing vessel. 

Unloading containers of fresh caught lobsters...see the lobster tattoo on the person at the right

--- a big one

At our next stop, Spry Cove, we saw the rugged red coast line of the eastern shore which is uniquely PEI and is due to iron oxide. Then at Basin Head, we saw a very long sandy beach. In the distance, we saw a ferry that appeared to be in the sky due to the  variation of the blue colour of the water.

We rode on to East Point, the most easterly point on the island, where we had more incredible views. The lighthouse added navigation, which was particularly dangerous off this coast.

The East Coast Lighthouse built in 1867. 

We also had our picnic lunch at East Coast in this ship shaped cluster of picnic tables

At Shipwreck Point, we rode over a treacherous wooden bridge to the harbour and watched more lobsters being unloaded. That was just after we rode down a remote dirt trail to see some more panoramic views of the coastline.

Tricky riding down a dirt trail. I walked.

--- and through some bushes. 

By late afternoon, we rode inland to Charlottetown.  Along the way, we saw countless potato farms as well as many diary farms.

PEI potatoes

At Water Prince Corner Shop, we feasted on fresh PEI mussels from Malpeque Bay before we left Charlottetown.  They were the most delicious mussels that we have ever tasted.

We were hoping to try some Island  Cow ice cream ( to compare with Ben & Jerry's in Vermont) but we were full from our meal of mussels. At our last stop for the day in Victoria, we did enjoy ice cream sitting on the local wharf. 

In Victoria, we are spending the night at the "Orient Hotel" which was originally built in 1900 when the oriental decorating style, used in the hotel's interior, was popular. We are minutes away from the 13 km Confederation Bridge which we will cross in the morning.

Our B&B in Victoria, another listed historic gem

Close to our B&B in Victoria is the biggest tree on PEI. I'm standing in front to give some size perspective.

We can thank Jim, the biker we met on the PEI ferry, for his great suggestions for many of these sights that we saw today.

The weather was fabulous for us today.

4,855 cum kms

Regards to all,

Anne