Up west again.
During this latest trip we had more difficulty finding beaches. I think PEI could do a much better job of identifying the beaches on the western end of the island so they can be located and enjoyed by visitors.
Judes Point Beach
https://northcapedrive.com/explore/judes-point-tignish-run/
We missed this one on our first “up west” beach exploration. We found it by driving down Judes Point Road and then onto Founders Lane. I love visiting the various PEI harbours. I especially love the different storage buildings at the harbours and how each harbour has their own unique way with them.
Here:
◦ Dirt parking
◦ No washrooms
◦ Unsupervised beach
◦ Reddish white sand
◦ Nice beach
I mentioned this is my last session of “up west” beaches posts and I promise this will be my last time.
Why do so many of these beaches have vehicles on them? You can tell by all the tire tracks. I really haven’t seen this anywhere else on PEI.
Kildare Beach
We were almost to Jacques Cartier Provincial Park when we saw this unnamed little dirt lane. When I asked the woman on the beach what was the name of the beach she just said that we were in the Kildare area so I’ve called it Kildare Beach. Lucky us we even found a piece of brown sea glass. I don’t usually find much sea glass on the north shore.
This appeared to be a beach that sees some parties. There were lots of empty cans and bottles as well as remnants of burned wood. You’d think the partygoers could have taken their trash with them.
Here:
◦ Dirt lane
◦ Grass parking
◦ No washrooms
◦ Unsupervised beach
Then just down the road was this provincial park.
Jacques Cartier Provincial Park Beach
https://www.tourismpei.com/provincial-park/jacques-cartier
https://www.tourismpei.com/search/en/OperatorDetails/op_id/2197/
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacques_Cartier_Provincial_Park
This a spacious park with a large area of grass parking and a lovely boardwalk to the beach.
We sat at one of the picnic tables by the water and had a relaxing cup of tea while enjoying the sun and sea.
In the park is a statue of its namesake, Jacques Cartier
with commemorative plaques.
There’s a terrific playground with lots of interesting play equipment and I even got to steer this ship, imagining I was on board with Jacques Cartier. It brought back memories of a show I performed in one summer with the Circus Tent Children’s Theatre at the Confederation Centre of the Arts. I believe it was called Captain Thunder. I remember part of my costume was a red and white striped T-shirt with each stripe sewed on separately. I had to dance the sailor’s hornpipe. What wonderful times: getting paid for doing something you love and making lifelong friends. 🥰
To get off the ship I went down the slide. So glad I didn’t get stuck. 😂
This is another PEI beach that is wheelchair accessible and has water wheels too.
PEI is to be commended for this.
Today there was a lot of seaweed on the beach. Hopefully that’s not always the case.
Here:
◦ Large grass parking area
◦ Washrooms
◦ Showers
◦ Supervised beach
◦ Changing rooms
◦ Playground
◦ Campground
◦ Picnic tables
◦ Wooden boardwalk to the beach
◦ Metal ramp for wheelchairs
◦ Water wheels
◦ Laundry facilities
◦ Activity Centre
◦ Picnic shelter with electric outlets, electric lights, and a counter with sinks and running water
Now for a little taste of tomorrow’s hidden gem?
Any ideas what it will be?
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