I love the end of June… we always enjoy a triple celebration: Monica’s birthday, our wedding anniversary (42 years now) and Canada Day. This year, we spread it out between Prince Edward Island (2 days) and the Magdalen Islands (3 days) in the Gulf of St. Lawrence (our first time to the later).
The main trip priority was “Quality Time Together” which included:
- Exploration and discovery around
- Plenty of rest and relaxation with
- Lots of good food and drink
PEI Highlights:
- cottage at Tracadie Bay
- antique shopping (6 stores)
- lupines (magnificent)
- island foxes (in our yard and elsewhere)
- visiting old memory sites (Cabot Provincial Park and Kensington)
- East Point lighthouse
- Souris lighthouse
Magdalen Islands highlights:
- ferry to Les Iles de la M.
- Auberge (hotel) Chez Denis at La Grave
- Chez Denis breakfast
- La Grave dining (twice)
- sunset at Western dune
- la Grave stroll early morning
- drive the northern dune
- Grand Entry and Old Harry
- Barbocheux winery (various fruit wines)
- Abri microbrewery (lunch and beer on tap)
- West Cape lighthouse and geologic formations
- Miel au Mer (various honey products)
- Alcyon sel (various salt products)
- Pied de Vent fromagerie (various cheese)
- Patisserie Hèléne (dessert ooh la la)
- Leo Mar take out in Gros Cap (lobster tempura)
- Corfu shipwreck and beach walk
- Polemoi distillery (gin)
- l’Anse a la Cabane (south) lighthouse
- souvenir shopping in la Grave
- last dinner at Chez Denis
Hete is a photo gallery of our 5 days.
Coulson’s Antiques near Summerside
nellyglass studio 