Stanhope, Savage Bay & the East End of the Island

Although I will not get to see all of PEI in my short three day stay - I have gotten to see an enormous amount of it.

I hope you enjoy some of the pictures that I took to chronicle the trip...

The light house at Stanhope

The red rocks and red sand that is everywhere on the Red Island...- Again these pictures are taken out at Stanhope

 

At the wharf at Stanhope I had the MOST  incredible Haddock Fish & Chips lunch - NOTHING compares to fresh fish!

Red Sand and Red Rocks complimented by Blue Ocean

The sunset at Savage Bay - stunning!

The sunset at Savage Bay - stunning!

After a great night on the beach, we got up the next morning and met hubby at the Red Island Rally site - and then we all hopped into his sisters car and went for a scenic drive...to East Point - the place where the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans meet

The Magdalene Island Ferry in the distance

The ferry from much closer

One of the many Island Churches

The Light House at East Point

The Light House at East Point

The incredible shoreline

   

Right: Our Tour Guide for the Light House: Rollie Gallant

A map of the Shipwrecks that have happened in the area dating back to 1867

The view from the Light House

After touring the light house and learning the regions history we headed back down island towards Charlottetown...

At Basin Head Beach where jumping into a canal that pulls you out to sea is a fantastic time for the kids...it is also the home of the singing sands...the sand here has the highest concentration of silica of anywhere...when you walk on the sand - it squeaks!

The road sign designating this highway as the Veterans Memorial Highway

The Memorial for the Veterans Highway

Another of the phenomenal area churches

After a wonderful day of sight seeing we went to New Glasow for a Lobster Supper - what an absolute feast!

I am sad to leave this incredibly picturesque little island that only measures 150 miles long (250 KM's) and 14 miles at it's widest and 4 at it's narrowest - if I remember all of the facts our tour guide from the East End Light House gave us....

The people, the landscapes, the history and the food - it is all absolutely amazing.

My next destination - Moncton New Brunswick - Until next time - ride safe

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The Ride to Remember for Heart & Stroke

Susan, the organizer of the Heart & Stroke's Ride to Remember was one busy lady.

The gals at the registration table were kept busy

(Susan - the organizer and a fellow rider - is the gal in the back of this picture with her hand to her forehead)

Being an event organizer means being flexible.
She had lots of blockers and out riders ready, the RCMP and the Charlottetown City Police were all on board and at the ready and then the staging area became too small.

The original staging area

Plan B - move as many as possible up to the church parking lot just up the hill. Now that's the kind of challenge every event coordinator loves to have! Too many bikes in one parking lot!

The new staging area (both ended up being used)

In the saddle and ready to roll

Heading out

The bikes at the destination - the Seaport Event Centre

It was wonderful to see the number of people who lined the streets cheering everyone on, honking horns and waving - it appears that Charlottetown has embraced the riders, the fund raising and awareness raising this event created along with the Red Island Run.

Susan was originally hoping for 100 to 150 bikes but the cause had approximately 275 bikes come out! I am unaware of the final total of the fund raising efforts but I am sure that with the number of bikes exceeding expectations, the funds raised did too.

It was a wonderful ride and the police were incredible as were all of the blockers and riders - everyone did their part! BDB

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Destination Charlottetown & The Red Island Rally

On August 26th I left New Brunswick and headed towards Charlottetown for the Red Island Rally.

My husband's mother is from PEI and his sister still lives here. He tried to prepare me for the island and what I would see but there are no words to describe this place that could possibly do it justice.

At Port Elgin I took exit in the round about (Traffic Circle) towards PEI and was amazed - the pavement is red...

I have not taken any pictures as of yet as it was raining really hard - but the visuals I have in my head I will do my best to share with you...

Coming over the Confederation Bridge - 13 KM or 8 miles of bridge was eerie.
It was foggy - so foggy you could not see the shore and yet visibility on the bridge itself was great.

As I left the bridge I entered a fairy tale world - the village at the end of the bridge looks much like it came out of a children's story book. Heading towards Charlottetown the roads are in rough shape - in a couple of spots they were a wee scary especially in the rain in others, you could relax and really look around - what a pretty, pretty place. The soil is soooo red - I can't wait to take pictures to show all of you - for those who have been here or loved here it will make you nostalgic I am sure and for those who have never been - perhaps it will make you more adventuresome and make you want to come this way.

It is only 50 KM from the bridge to Charlottetown but what a pretty drive...my sister in law has promised to take me around the island and I look forward to sharing those images with you as I snap them.

In the meantime, this morning is all about Charlottetown and exploring the old historic down town core and doing a trip report of the hotel I am in for today - the Delta Prince Edward.

Until later...ride safe

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