PEI BEACHES 53, 54, 55, 56

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Higgins Wharf Road Beach

My made up name again. Oh my. I wish I knew all the real names. It was lovely to see the boats and the lobster traps, I’m assuming in preparation for this week.

Here:

* paved road with small amount of parking

* no washrooms

* unsupervised beach

* small red sand beach area, not the greatest

* lots of seaweed

Both of the following are near Cedar Dunes Provincial Park.

https://www.tourismpei.com/provincial-park/cedar-dunes

West Point Beach (at the wharf)

https://westpointharmony.ca/marina

I put this down separately as there’s a beach here as well as at my next one.

I loved the little storage or bait houses (not sure what to call them). They were so cute with their names on each door.

Here:

* paved parking

* restaurant

* unsupervised beach

West Point Beach (at the lighthouse)

We could tell this is a popular beach as there were lots of people on the beach or enjoying the view, although our photos don’t show the people. Lol.

https://welcomepei.com/beaches/west-point-beach/

There have been major changes here to the sea wall since the last time we were here in the summer of 2016. That fall there was serious damage.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/pei-west-point-lighthouse-needs-help-erosion-carole-livingstone-1.3881716

The West Point Lighthouse is a popular tourist attraction and is the tallest lighthouse on PEI at 67′ 8″ in height.

https://westpointlighthouse.ca/

https://westpointharmony.ca/inn_and_museum

https://www.peilighthousesociety.ca/lighthouse.php?id=51

We stopped here for a while, sat on a bench overlooking the water, and enjoyed tea with our lunch.

It seems this is the only way down to the beach and it’s so wonderful to see they have water wheels.

Here:

* lots of pavement parking

* washrooms

* supervised beach

* water wheels available

* wooden benches and chairs overlooking the water

* picnic shelter

MacDonald Shore Beach

Yes. You guessed it. I didn’t know the name so I named it after the road. This is a red dirt road with a nice private beach at the end.

There were a few people enjoying it. But by the tracks I think vehicles had been down here too.

Here:

* dirt road

* small amount of dirt parking

* no washrooms

* unsupervised beach

* red sand beach

Oooo. Keep watching. I’ve got an amazing hidden gem coming in tomorrow’s post.

Cheers

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With retirement comes the opportunity for new experiences. Debi has a passion for music, singing, theatre, and travel. With her BMEd and MEd she had an extensive career which included elementary music education, performing, vocal instruction, choral conducting, musical theatre directing, and clinician work. She has, for the most part, retired from this very successful music career. But really, does one ever retire from music? I think not. So now the stage is set for the next act: interweaving her love for music, travel, and whatever else comes her way. Wherever her travels take her Debi shares her exploits: musical adventures, local interests, historical sites, local cuisine, the journey there and back, plus whatever life sends her. She'll share the hits and the misses, the successes and the failures, as well as any helpful hints she discovers along the way.

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