Up and around the northern tip of PEI.
North Cape Beach
There is so much to see at North Cape plus the addd bonus of a beach. Red cliffs are at the very top of the Cape but down a bit there is a beach.
Lots of people were on the cliffs and the shore, but sadly we didn’t see any seals.😢
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Cape_(Prince_Edward_Island)
This area offers so many amazing things. Everywhere you looked there were Inukshuks. Traditionally, they were used by the Inuit in the north as directional markers. An Inukshuk in the shape of a person signifies safety, hope and friendship. These stone sculptures were also important for navigation, as a point of reference, as a marker for hunting grounds, or to denote a food cache. (This is what I read online.)
https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/inuksuk-inukshuk
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inuksuk
https://www.weegates.com/inukshukcorp/InukshukStory.htm
Long reef stretching approximately 2 km offshore that is the longest natural rock reef in North America where people can walk during low tide.
https://northcape.ca/longest-natural-rock-reef-in-north-america/
A natural phenomenon occurs here – the meeting of the Northumberland Strait and the Gulf of St. Lawrence.
Here:
• Large parking lot
• Washrooms
• Unsupervised beach
• Gift shop
https://northcape.ca/north-cape-gift-shop/
• Restaurant
https://northcape.ca/wind-and-reef-restaurant/
• Wind Energy Interpretative Centre
https://northcape.ca/north-cape-wind-energy-interpretive-centre/
• Black Marsh Nature Trail
https://northcape.ca/black-marsh-nature-trail-2/
https://www.tourismpei.com/search/OperatorDetails/op_id/5196/
Sea Cow Pond Beach
We were driving by and saw this harbour and thought there must be a beach but we couldn’t find a sign to tell us what it was. Thankfully we met a young couple just leaving who told us its name.
Love this photo. Ready to roll.
Another beautiful beach.
Here:
• Paved parking
• No washrooms
• Unsupervised beach
• Beautiful white sandy beach
Myrick Shore (Ladybug Beach)
We were super excited to get to this beach. It’s a wonderful beach but there’s also another reason we were excited.
This beach has had a great deal of attention due to the lady bug lady’s reputation for leaving lady bug painted rocks on the beach.
http://www.peicanada.com/west_prince_graphic/article_bb24129c-9255-11e7-a736-574bd60e9acd.html
Boo 😢Hoo 😢 No rocks for us. I was so disappointed. We even went down to the beach next to the harbour but none there either.
We did find this. The photo do not even come close to showing how large this was. Enormous!
Oh well. Hopefully someone was luckier than we were.
Here:
• Paved parking lot
• Washrooms
• Unsupervised beach
• Nice small quiet sandy beach
• Swings, slide, picnic tables
• Gift shop
• Canteen
Off to visit Rustico and Cavendish next.
But we’re not finished with the western part of PEI. We’ll be back.
Cheers
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