Day 18 - New Glasglow, Prince Edward Island

Day 18

A pretty day today weather-wise with warmer temps near 80 degrees.  After a little relaxing this morning, Laura and I decided on a hike just about 15 miles south of here along a small river.  In AllTrails, it was called Breadalbane Nature Trail.  Here is the layout from the AllTrails map.  It was a little longer than we've been doing (a little under 4 miles) but our walks the last few weeks have helped get us in better shape.











We drove to the trailhead through the rolling farmlands and small towns.  This was the entrance.

The hike was 95% paths through the woods - up and down the small valley by the water.  It was pretty well maintained and we even met one of the groomers who passed us along the way - cutting overhanging branches and cleaning up the trail.  We talked to him for quite a while asking about the animals on PEI.  He told us that the larger game animals had been hunted out many years ago.  No deer, moose or bear were left.  The only snakes were small garter snakes.  No poisonous snakes at all.

Here was one of the many bridges we went over crossing a few streams and small rivers.  Being late Summer, it's very dry here and the rivers are small.  To us, the high bridges seem overkill but I'm sure the scene is much different in the wet season.  There is a high threat of forest fires right now so the campgrounds are limiting campfires to the evenings.

After our hike I suggest we drive to the west end of the island for some sightseeing.  Laura wasn't feeling well (upset stomach and maybe coming down with a cold) so she wanted to head back to the trailer.  It worked out well as we got on our bathing suits and jumped in the pool  It was much colder than the heated pool at Catskill Marina and Marla would not have liked it.  After our swim we relaxed by the trailer.  The wi-fi was pretty fast so I got out the iPad and caught up on my YouTube subscriptions. Here is the pool at our campground.

We read about a local restaurant called the Blue Mussel that was highly rated, so decided to go out for dinner.  We arrived just after 6pm and the hostess told us it would be almost 2 hours for a table.  Yikes!  Oh yeah.  It's a holiday here.  We went to another nearby place called the Fisherman's Wharf Lobster Suppers.  It was kind of a production line with lots of people.  There was unlimited salad bar with fish chowder (so-so) and mussels (excellent).  I had 3 big plates of mussels.  They were tender and juicy - not overcooked like many places.

Both of our dinners were tasty.  I had the fish (Haddock) and chips while Laura had the fried, breaded jumbo shrimp (also tasty).  We left feeling very full.

We have made reservation for a campsite at the Jacques Cartier Provincial Park on the western side of PEI for tomorrow night.  It is named after the first European to visit the island.  He arrived in 1534.  This will just about complete our tour of Prince Edward Island depending on how many days we spent there.  We reserved a non-hookup site - no water, power or sewage - for a more secluded campsite by the ocean.  This is our first non-hookup of the trip.  Before leaving here tomorrow morning, we will empty our grey and black tanks then put some water in our fresh water tank.  That should last us for several days but we won't have air-conditioning or heat.

This screenshot shows the whole PEI.  We are currently at the blue dot and our campground for tomorrow is the red drop.  It is only about a 1 1/2 hour drive (113 km).  Don't forget, it's not a huge island.

only 54 miles today (no towing) = 2,269 for the trip.