Wednesday, May 29, 2024 (Day 23)

May 31, 2024

Morell, Prince Edward Island (P.E.I.) / 7:49 a.m. / 16 degrees to Morell, Prince Edward Island (P.E.I.) / 4:02 p.m. / 24 degrees for a total of 252.5 km of driving.

We are heading out today, a gorgeous beautiful morning, to venture to the other side of the island.

As per the P.E.I. map there is a lighthouse not far from our hotel cottage. What it did not outline is that it was a muddy drive in to “St. Peter’s Harbour”. This area used to be a busy fishing port named Havre St. Pierre. It was a real working harbour and what remains today are the pilings where the wharves were sitting. See pictures.

We saw a red maple tree, it is not a common site in the east coast.

Stopped to check out Greenwich Beach and the beautiful sand dunes. Came upon a researcher whose work (and that of his colleagues) involves monitoring the sand dunes. It was a 20 year project that was to wrap up just before Hurricane Fiona hit P.E.I back September 2022. The research project has since been extended to continue their research and it’s impacts.

As we continue our coastal drive along the route outlined by a Starfish, we have come across a gravel section of road, not what we were expecting. Although, it is interesting to see the country mailboxes and how some have made them portable so they can be moved in the winter probably to get out of the way for the plows.

Yesterday we visited the North Cape and West Point lighthouses. Today, we are checking out the East Point lighthouse. This one is a beauty and in June it will be opened for tourists to enter and climb.

We stopped at the East Point Potatoes. We saw trucks in the yard with potatoes. We could have bought 50 lbs for $20.00, unfortunately no room in the vehicle. We got to take 3 potatoes with us. Going to be yummy for supper.

We are definitely fascinated with the potato fields. It is 11:10 a.m. and we can see steam coming from some of the potato fields.

Souris is our next stop and another lighthouse, many to see in P.E.I. This lighthouse is open and people can climb the 45 steps, 3 levels for $5.00. Perry’s sister and Carol-Ann made the trek. You could even go out on top and look around. Not for the faint of heart or those scared of heights. The climb up the stairs is bad enough until you realize you still need to come back down. Did it!

Souris is where people can catch the ferry to L’isle de madeleine. It is a 5 hour ferry ride. We are not taking the trip but were fortunate to catch a glimpse of the ferry coming in to the terminal from the top of the lighthouse.

Stopped for a bite to eat in Souris at the Red Claw Bistro. Tried the lobster roll for the first time. At this establishment, they offer a cold or hot version.

We stopped at a large farm near Little Pond. They milk 400 cattle and grow their own feed. This farm had previously farmed potatoes in the past and the farmer helped answer many of our questions including that the potato cycle is every 3-4 years that they can be planted in a given field. The temperature of the ground affects the yield / production of potatoes and how many potatoes are generally yielded per acre. So fortunate to talk to the locals and what we can learn.

Called it a day at Georgetown and heading back to our hotel cottage.

St. Peter's Harbour