PEI TRIP SUMMER 2024

 “…it’s about the journey, not the destination…”

At the ferry from Caribou NS to Wood Islands PEI.

    I had a reservation for the 8:30 ferry, and they wanted you there 40 minutes prior to that. I had a 45 minute ride to Caribou, so I needed to leave by 7 am. To do this I got up at 5 so I could get cleaned up and packed to leave on time. 

Notice the red soil of PEI. There is plenty of that on the bottom of the Spyder!

    The trip to PEI was 71 minutes. I sat in the lounge and completed two entries in the blog. My goal was to explore the eastern half of PEI, and then on to where I was staying in the middle of the island. On arrival I set out to ride along the southern coast of PEI. The road doesn’t go right along the coast but through forest, farm land, as well as the coast. 

The restaurant in Montague where I had a very nice lunch.

   The weather was great as I rode through countryside. As it was approaching lunch time I decided to stop for lunch in Montague. After lunch I rode to the East Point light house. While sitting there a gentleman came over to the bike and really looked it over. It turns out he was from England and he, along with his wife and some friends were visiting. He owned and older model of the Spyder in England, although he lamented that he and his wife didn’t get to ride very much. We talked about bikes for a while and parted with his promise to get out to ride his Spyder more. 

The East Point Lighthouse.

    After seeing the East Point Lighthouse I decided it was time to head to North Rustico where I would spend the next two nights. The route would be along provincial route 16 to route 2, then on to route 6 which runs right to North Rustico. It was a fairly long ride, often scenic and much of the time through trees. I was staying at the North Rustico Motel, Cottages, and Inn. I arrived there around 4:30 to find the proprietor, Dwight Houston waiting for me in the office. Dwight proved to be very personable. He set me up with a very nice cottage. 

My wonderful little cottage in North Rustico.

    I went into town to have dinner at a local restaurant. After dinner back to the cottage to enjoy the deck on the front while having a cigar and some excellent Irish whiskey. Tomorrow on to the western side of the island, and the completion of my task to replace the Eugene’s General Store hat. Hopefully!

The inside of my very comfortable cabin. Very nice!