Cycling holiday

The temperature was perfect for cycling today. After an amazing breakfast at the bnb we headed off. More potato fields...Don notices every one! Once a farm boy, always a farm boy... Much of today's  cycling was on the Confederation Trail so there were no traffic concerns.  Our morning coffee/hot chocolate break was in a little town called Kensington.  Nice little bakery just off the trail. Then off to Emerald Junction.   Once we arrived at Emerald Junction our tour guide, George, met us, loaded up our bikes and shuttled us off to Cavendish. While the scenery was gorgeous the traffic was heavier on this winding highway. It was also the hilliest part of our journey so we weren't too sad not to have to cycle it.  We were dropped off at Cavendish Beach to continue our ride. So many amazing  beaches along the way on the shore of the Gulf of the St. Lawrence.  We are now on our way to North Rustico... a little village of about 850 people. Stopped at a f...

 Misty rain today so we had a chance to test out our rain gear. Today's  ride was along the Confederation Trail. It's a beautiful hard packed trail with only a few puddles along the way. No worries about crowds and traffic today...barely saw a soul the whole day. The tree lined path sheltered us from the winds and made for a good ride. Even found a dry, sheltered  spot for our hot cider and snack break. Good signage along the way....and you know how much one of us loves their signs... We saw a number of crop fields, some farms and small towns along the way. Our resting spot for tonight is in Summerside. We are in a grand old Victorian house...the Summerside Inn bnb. The furnishings and decor are gorgeous. Feels like we are in one of the big old homes at Heritage Park. Tomorrow we are headed to North Rustico. Hoping for 🌞 ☀️ 

We made it to our hotel! Jumped on our bikes at North Cape...the northern tip of the island. It's just over 2 hours drive by shuttle/van from where we stayed in Charlottetown.  Sun shone on us all day but the headwinds made for a good workout! We passed by many fields of potato crops. PEI  is a huge potato producer!  (We even drove by the Cavendish potato factory on our way in today , Mark. Thought of you....we could smell the fries!) Most of today's route was along secondary highways. The scenery was gorgeous...beautiful blue sparkly water, manicured homestead and even the ditches were beautiful as many were blooming with lupins and other wild flowers. Stopped for lunch along the way in a little town called Alberton. Super friendly people all stopping to say hello. Lunch at the local bakery was yummy! Back on the bikes for a couple more hours and then arrived in Mill River. The resort here is lovely...Dad was thrilled to see a pool and hot tub. Felt good on those tired o...