Biking Day 6:
50.50 miles, 1726 ft. ascent, 9 hrs. 2 min.
Daily Drena: ♪ … E I E I O … ♪
A lazy morning commenced as we are staying at the Johnson Shore Inn for two nights, so we didn’t need to get going right away. We slept in a little and mosied down to breakfast a little after 9am. Dave was our chef this morning and as he listed off the number of things we could partake in, we chose the “all of the above” option, which included fresh juice and tea, yogurt with granola and strawberries, scrambled eggs and bacon, toast with homemade strawberry jam, and potatoes (of course!). The meal was divine, not only because it was scrumptious, but also because it WASN’T pancakes!
After a number of route changes as there were plenty of options to choose from, we headed off on the road to our first destination, North Lake. This is another tiny community fishing village that is apparently known as the “Tuna Capital of the World”, due to the Giant Bluefin Tuna found in the waters, weighing more than 1,000 pounds! Lorena was also overjoyed when she found a random potato on the road along the route – apparently there are so many potatoes here they are growing out of the road as well! 😉
Next up was East Point, the other “tip” of the island, alongside North Cape, where we started biking from six days ago. A trip to the lighthouse and a commemorative award for having completed the full tip-to-tip trip!
Off to Basin Head and the “singing sands” beach. Apparently, as you walk through these sands, they make sounds similar to singing, but Lorena was unable to get them to sing for her today. However, we were rewarded with quiet roads along the way, scenic views, and a museum of the history of fishing/lobstering and lighthouses in the area. Basin Head is also know for its bridge across the water where the local kids come to hang out for the day and jump in where a swift current sweeps them out to the ocean.
A final 8 mile push and we arrived in the town of Souris, our last destination of the day. We had dinner reservations at 21 Breakwater for our anniversary at 7pm, so had an hour to kill as we wandered around town, had some amazing potato-based chocolate fudge, and hung out at the beach. Dinner was amazing with Lorena having a meal of Haddock and I opted for steak (of course). Dessert was a caramel pastry with strawberries and some of the most delicious apple crumble I’ve ever eaten.
Fully satiated (perhaps a bit too much so), we mustered up the will to change back into our biking clothes and make the final trek home to the Johnson Shore Inn. Our last biking day is tomorrow as we make our way back to Charlottetown later in the afternoon and fly out early in the morning on Sunday to head home.
What a wonderful way to celebrate your anniversary. And, you two clean up pretty darn good after all that biking!
One more thought. When we were on Nova Scotia, every house had the most beautiful pile of wood for winter. (Of course, that was in September.) But somewhere I have a photo of those stacks as they were so neat and piled to look almost like mini-log cabins. HAve you seen any of that on PEI?
Oh yeah. It must be a nasty winter because most places have piles and piles of wood, reminding me of how many we had cut in Gunnison at your place.