One of my favourite things about PEI is its proximity to the ocean. From red shale to white sandy dunes, the beaches of Prince Edward Island are diverse and delightful. Below are three that Simon and I visited on our most recent trip to the island…
1. "Lighthouse Beach"
Often our first stop on the way home from the airport upon arrival in Charlottetown is the lighthouse beach, an endless, shallow, sandy beach over the dune next to St Peters Harbour Lighthouse near our house. This beach features the most spectacular sunsets, and it makes a great start to any island visit!
1. "Lighthouse Beach"
Often our first stop on the way home from the airport upon arrival in Charlottetown is the lighthouse beach, an endless, shallow, sandy beach over the dune next to St Peters Harbour Lighthouse near our house. This beach features the most spectacular sunsets, and it makes a great start to any island visit!
We have spent many a glorious evening at this beach, and have also recently began exploring skim boarding, ideal at this beach, due to its shallow waters and many sand bars.
2. Greenwhich
The dunes at Greenwhich National Park, a short drive from St Peters Bay, offer a magnificent immersion into the ever-evolving nature PEI is famous for. A floating boardwalk leads explorers over a constantly shifting series of dunes and onto a glorious, white, sandy beach, perfect for cooling off after a long, hot walk across the meadow, through the forest and over the above-mentioned floating boardwalk.
2. Greenwhich
The dunes at Greenwhich National Park, a short drive from St Peters Bay, offer a magnificent immersion into the ever-evolving nature PEI is famous for. A floating boardwalk leads explorers over a constantly shifting series of dunes and onto a glorious, white, sandy beach, perfect for cooling off after a long, hot walk across the meadow, through the forest and over the above-mentioned floating boardwalk.
The expansive views from pretty much any point along the walk are stunning. Photos hardly do it justice. Even Roberta Bondar photographed this world wonder as one of her favourite places on earth; several of her massive works hang in the interpretive centre next to the main parking lot.
3. Cable Head East
One of the neat things about Prince Edward Island is that in addition to several well-publicized public beaches, there are innumerable "secret" places where the land meets the ocean. Simon and I stumbled across on such spot while looking at a property out in Cable Head, a red shale beach with many small rocks and lots of great exploring!
3. Cable Head East
One of the neat things about Prince Edward Island is that in addition to several well-publicized public beaches, there are innumerable "secret" places where the land meets the ocean. Simon and I stumbled across on such spot while looking at a property out in Cable Head, a red shale beach with many small rocks and lots of great exploring!
In addition to featuring the pastoral scenery necessary for a tranquil, restorative vacation, PEI has some pretty amazing places that offer an ideal opportunity to contemplate the rugged beauty of the natural world. How lucky we are that our little corner of the island is within a walk, bike ride or a short drive of so many of them.
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