PEI Cavendish Beach

So while I was waiting for the shuttle I was swarmed by these really small flies that bit, and by swarms I mean they were all over me. I immediately thought of the song "Little Black Fly" which goes like this... It was early in the spring when I decided to go work up in the woods in North Ontario, the unemployment office they aente to the little apatity and the survey crew, and the black flies always a black fly no matter where to go, I will die with the black flies picking my bones in north Ontario.

So I digress. I met a fellow cyclist as we boarded the shuttle who had similar bike plans as me so we hooked up for a day of cycling. The island boasts a bike trail also from an old railway line so the first 40 km wasn't so bad. Alas the last. 20 km I drank 3 litres of water in the 33 degree Sun going up and down these blasted hills. If the goal wasn't to go enjoy the beach in the afternoon I would have hid out and biked in the cooler evening.

We did a fairly quick tour of the GreenGables property and then headed for the beach. It's what they called white sand but had lots of larger red rocks in it. The water was warm but wavy and murky. So walking in the water was challenging as these rocks kept on getting in the way and hurting my feet. So far Parlee beach still rocks but I was surprised that this was also a warm water beach.

I guess there is a beach called Singing Sand as the white sand squeaks as you walk on it some place in northern PEI.

It was a good thing I didn't wait till evening as they had some small rain storms come through. I would not have enjoyed the bech. 

We heard great music coming from.the.way back so started heading back. Unfortunately we lost where the music was coming from and it became dark.  We ended up sleeping on a nice gentlemans lawn.

We biked back to Hunter River where I had the most amazing cinnamon buns. It was here where Ashley headed off as she was much faster than I was and I was slowing her down. Being 20 something and a toothpick probably helped some plus she had biked completely across Canada from Victoria at this time.

So I peddled up one hill to go go down and up another. I took photo's to illustrate. Eventually I made it to Victoria By The Sea and then to Argyll Beach. It was nit as nice as I was expecting with almost not beach and what was there was all rocks. And it was very windy, but it was scenic.  It was here as I was packing up that Ashley pulled up. Heading on I new she would catch up to me.

So PEI has a variety of towns such as Toronto, Kingston, Cornwall etc. That are common to Ontario.

I was surprised how hilly PEI is, isome how thought it would be flat but it is anything but.  Now each hill is not that long compared to a mountain pass, but they do wear me out.

Charlottetown is a nice city the downtown is quite dynamic and full of life. I had difficulties finding accommodation as there are 2 big events on this week. One being the jazz festival.

I dud bump unto Ashley twice more in Charlottetown and we were to meet for beers at the brew pub but we never did. As soon as I left my room it started to rain and didn't let up till morning. I couldnt complain as this was the first real rain they had all summerit just sucks it happened on my trip.

I tried out the brew pub and enjoyed their meals and beach chair beer.

Oh! I had the most aggressive chipmunk ever. He kept on checking out my bike and trying to eat my cookies.

You can see by the laundry photo how windy it was along the south coast. And I waw the most amusing truck, it had a giant potato on the back.

Something I have never seen anywheres else was a tractor going through a drive-thru.

Location : 204 Hillsborough St, Charlottetown, PE C1A 4X1,