Category: NS-PEI (Page 1 of 2)

Saturday, September 8, 2024, 0 cycling miles, 5.5 miles hiking: We drove from 4:30 pm to about 2:30 am then pulled into a rest stop in MA to catch little sleep (4 hrs) before continuing on. Now, if you know Dana, you probably know about Dana Head. No movement or exercise for too long and, well, it’s not pretty. So, she found Bennett’s Pond State Park, a short detour off our route, with lots of hiking trails. We got to the park around 8, picked a trail and started out.

Friday, September 6, 2024, 9 miles: Our last day in NS. We packed the car, checked out of the hotel and headed to a local park next to a police station to stash the car for the day. The it was back on the bikes across the bridge to Halifax yet again to check out some more recommended sights to see.

Thursday, September 5, 2024, 46.8 miles: Today we headed back across the bridge to Halifax and to a ride along the western side of the harbour south to the Atlantic Ocean at Ketch Harbour.

Wednesday, September 4, 2004, 9 whole miles: Today we packed up the car and the house and said goodbye to Parrsboro. We’d been told by multiple people that Halifax wasn’t to be missed, so we decided to go for a couple of days and head home from there.

Tuesday, September 3, 2004, 29.9 miles: When we get back from one of our trips, we often look at each other and say, “Well, it wasn’t a relaxing vacation!” With some resistance, I reluctantly agreed to riding to a hike. This meant another trek over the logging road we used on our first day to PEI and a 15+/- mile ride to the Five Islands Provincial Park and good hiking as we’d been told.

Monday, September 2, 2004, 46 miles: After breakfast at the motel, we took and a walk past the windmills dotting the landscape. It’s Labour Day in Canada as it is in the U.S., and we expected quiet roads and a pleasant and rain-free ride back to Parrsboro. We weren’t disappointed as we followed Routes 302 and 2, somewhat windy and mostly flat roads that took us the 39 miles back “home.”

Sunday, September 1, 2004, 66 miles: We had a mostly restful night, even with the wind. We packed up, loaded the bikes and headed for McDonald’s for coffee and free wi-fi, and to check out the weather report for the day. Didn’t look like there were going to be any downpours, but we might have rain for our morning ride to the Confederation Bridge.

Saturday, August 31, 2004, 44.1 miles: After a great night’s sleep, and a hearty Dalton breakfast (we didn’t plunge this time, but Dalton did), we headed off to the Summerside area for our last full day in PEI.

Dalton suggested we check out the indoor Farmer’s Market in Summerside and we did so, but didn’t find much we needed or could keep without refrigeration. We did, though, get approached by a couple of guys “selling” the “Love Summerside Community BBQ” at a local park. It was put on by area churches and open to everyone. As it was on the way to the campground we were considering, we headed that way. Free BBQ (for me, anyway) and ice cream and other food and treats and we imbibed.

Friday, August 30, 2004, 37.4 miles: After a restful night, we joined Dalton for his morning dip in the Gulf. Cool, but not cold, and very refreshing. Certainly got our blood moving. And what a beautiful, wide beach. With sand, vs. the rocks that make up the beaches in the Bay of Fundy.

After breakfast, the three of us took off for a 34 mile ride that morphed to 37 with a few sightseeing detours. Dalton, though he’s done a lot of touring, had mostly been doing 15 & 20 mile rides, so we tired him out a bit, but he was right with us the whole ride. We stopped for gorgeous views of the Gulf of St. Lawrence, little harbor villages, a rec center, and finally, to Kensington again for lunch. The Island Pub had a two hour wait, so we opted for the C&B Corner Cafe right across the street, and got our order in just under the wire as they were closing soon.

Thursday, August 29, 2004, 50.3 miles: Coffee in the room today, so no scramble to get going, and we have a host tonight! We eased out of the motel just before checkout time and headed back to the Confederation Trail heading west.