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Hi I'm Mike Mike of Mike's road trip. On this episode I feature Prince Edward Island,
also known as PEI, Prince Edward Island is the smallest of the Canadian
provinces, however what it lacks in size, it makes up for in grandeur. Rolling
hills, rural towns, and picturesque farms make a PEIi road trip unforgettable! PEI is
where the land and sea collide at your table in culinary delight. Rich sea life
and fertile farmland make a palate pleasing experience, so come along with
me let me show you around.
I made my way to PEI from New Brunswick, driving across
the Confederation Bridge, the longest in the world crossing ice-covered water (in the winter). I
was heading north, to West Point, but along the way I stopped to check out
this interesting corn maze. Without my trusty drone, I would have never have
known there was such an intricate design in a shape of a butterfly. Continuing
north, I stopped by the historic Notre Dame de Monte caramel Church, which
is one of the island's oldest on the island.The church towers over this magnificent shoreline
backdrop in his home to this graceful graveyard. Continuing farther north, my
home for the evening was the West Point Lighthouse. Now, this was my first time
ever staying in a lighthouse and I was really excited by the location right on
this wonderful stretch of beach. The next morning I headed along the coast to the
very northern tip of PEI road trip known simply as north cape. [speaking on camera] I just made it to the
north west point of Prince Edward Island also known as north cape and this is
Canada's National Laboratory for wind energy. Right behind me is one of the
blades of the turbine which I just counted it out this thing's about a
hundred and thirty feet long... longer than a right whale.
My next stop of the day was in O'Leary where I saw what I thought was a massive
potato sculpture there were a ton of cars in the parking lot so I thought I'm
going to check it out sure enough it was indeed a museum
dedicated to the delectable spud this was something I had never experienced
before and I was more than a bit dubious but I decided to check it out at any
rate it was actually a pretty interesting display of potato related
machinery and agricultural artifacts I continued my route south to Victoria by
the sea where I was looking forward to exploring this storybook village but the
weather was not favorable so I didn't stay long I decided to just head to
Charlottetown where I would call it a night
the next three nights I would call the great George Hotel home built back in
the mid-1800s the great George is unlike any historic hotel I've ever stayed the
property is not a single structure but rather a compound of old homes clustered
together to make up an overall hotel the great George also doesn't feel like a
hotel but rather a large intimate in the accommodations are quite spacious with
vibrant furnishings and modern subtleties throughout the great George
Hotel made the perfect home base to explore the Pei Capital City of
Charlotte town and the surrounding areas on Pei it's all about farm-fresh food so
I headed to New London to check out a place called the table culinary studio a
stupendous experience that provides visitors and opportunity to learn where
and how local foods are grown and harvested while also discovering how to
blend these locally sourced ingredients into a masterful meal essentially the
table culinary studio showcases an experiential agro-tourism workshop that
delights the epicurean after my delicious meal at the table I
went off exploring my first pit stop was to take a photo of this scene at French
River then I was off to the Cape Tryon lighthouse where the views were simply
breathtaking I particularly enjoyed the coastal trail along the edge of the
cliff which allows for a number of different vantage points my next stop of
the day was to Green Gables a heritage place that inspired Lucy Maud Montgomery
to write the novel and of Green Gables while I was there I couldn't miss a
chance to walk through the Haunted Woods a scene from the novel later that
afternoon I had plans to go kayaking in the fishing village of rustico Bay but
the winds were blowing and gusting so much that I really didn't think it would
be much fun after exploring the village a bit I happened to notice something on
the beach that interested me as I got closer I noticed a guy setting up his
kite board and at first I thought well this guy's got to be nuts because it is
much too windy but to my surprise this gentleman was an expert and really put
on a spectacle of a show the next morning was glorious so for the
past couple of days I have been exploring the countryside of Pei but now
I'm in Charlotte's town and the contrast is quite dramatic with these beautiful
historic buildings a scenic boardwalk and of course many fantastic restaurants
and there's no better way to explore the town and on a bike the winds had died
down and it was a perfect day to explore Charlotte town I really enjoyed my time
in Charlotte town but there was still so much of Pei to explore so tonight I'm at
the Taste of Georgetown a food and entertainment festival that celebrates
authentic PEI cuisine from the land in Sea
with live entertainment and fantastically prepared food by a couple
of celebrity chefs the taste of Georgetown was an event that really
showcased the vibrancy of Pei cuisine
the next morning the birds were chirping and the Sun was shining bright I
strolled around Georgetown a bit finding the McDonald Memorial Gardens a
particularly beautiful place to spend some time
it was so nice out that I decided I needed to drive back to Greenwich Pei
National Park when I arrived and started walking down the trail toward the beach
I was so glad I had I was absolutely enamoured by this area from the scenic
walking trail to the massive floating boardwalk to the fabulous beaches this
is an area I could have spent the rest of the day I was in heaven the beauty
was so inspiring and the setting so peaceful my last stop of the day was
also quite memorable I made my way to the point prim
lighthouse which would end up being one of my favorite lighthouses I saw during
the entire road trip around PEI it was well past lunch so I was quite famished
right near the lighthouse is the point prim chowder house the only place around
to eat and I must admit I didn't have high expectations since it was near a
tourist attraction and the only place around however to my utter delight it
turned out to be a fantastic meal and the outdoor seating right on the water's
edge made it even more memorable my last stop of the day was toward Wood Islands
to catch the ferry to Nova Scotia well that's it from Prince Edward Island
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