Spain and Beyond

Biking Day 7:
29.56 miles, 915 ft ascent, 5 hrs. 37 min.
Daily Drena: One Last Bike Ride

Alas, breakfast was so delicious again this morning that we forgot to get a photo again, so you’ll simply have to enjoy the photo of Lorena and our empty plates. A few parting views of the Johnson Shore Inn area and off we were to our next destination along the road.

This one’s for you, Cory – there is a New Zealand on this island and lots of places for sale with plenty of farming space. And the soil’s obviously good as 41% of the island is agricultural land … Lots are bargain prices at less than $20,000 CAD range, with some we saw of 2-4 acres at only $7500! Crazy!

Along the route was a tiny little she shed which was an art studio, so we had to stop, of course. The hostess was very friendly and chatty and had a cute little dog as well. She set up the studio to work in and sell her, her husband’s, her sister, her niece’s, and her neighbors art work of various makes and styles.

Back on the road, our destination of the day was Greenwich National Park. We had missed this on the way over to the Johnson Shore Inn as it added another 10 miles and we were already tired by that point in the day, so since we did the East part of the island yesterday, we figured we’d head on back and finish up there. It has a unique floating boardwalk over some beautiful views of ponds, sand dunes, and beaches. The other patrons at the Inn were raving about it, but I think we have been inundated to the beauty of the island as we just thought it was okay and may not have been worth backtracking 25 miles for. However, that could be the tired legs talking as well.

After about an hour at the park we waited for our ride back to Charlottetown from George where we were dropped off at the Eden Hall Inn for the evening. A beautiful old home built in 1897 in the Queen Anne architectural style, it was designed for a successful wine merchant and tavern owner, James Eden.

After a brief respite at the Inn, we took to the streets for one final time for a walking tour of the area. Lots of old buildings, some live music, many art galleries and craft shops, a dessert shop, chocolate shop, and ice cream finished up the tour of town and we were back in the Inn by 7:45pm. I promptly went to bed with Lorena following shortly after as we have a 6:25am flight the following morning, ugh.