We decided to explore the southern portion of the North Cape Coastal Trail today starting with a yummy treat at the Knead and Brake bakery in Kensington....
...it is half bakery and half bike shop. 😵
While the coffee was some of the best we have had in PEi and the Cinnamon Kroll was great, the staff, eh, not so much.
We then drove around aimlessly, just basically turning down different roads to see what was there...at one point (near North St. Eleanors), we came across a solar farm......
Eventually we found ourselves at Winchester Cape with views over the Malpeque Bay.....
One (of many) cool things we have enjoyed throughout our driving on PEI are seeing the many local community churches, such as St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church (built in 1836).....
We eventually stopped for lunch in Tyne Valley at the Tyne Valley Teas Cafe, which had great food!
We continued north, checking out the Lennox Island First Nations area and eventually turning west and making our way to O'Leary, home to The Canadian Potato Museum....at $12 per person, we did not go into the museum, but we couldn't pass up the opportunity to take a photo with a giant potato! 😁
We worked our way to Cedar Dunes Provincial Park, home of the tallest lighthouse on PEI, the West Point Lighthouse (built in 1875) standing at 67ft, 8in. It now houses a museum and an inn.
We walked the beach a bit....
...while Brad enjoyed his new favorite hobby ~ hunting for PEI sea glass.....
Honestly, the beach was underwhelming in this area - very rocky with lots of seaweed ~ there are way better beaches elsewhere on PEI.
We then made our way to the Cape Egmont Lighthouse (built 1883).....
....and the amazing views.....
Finally, as we drove home, we passed by the Bottle Houses and Garden (also in Cape Egmont). Again, we did not go in, but one can never pass-up a photo of a bottle made out of bottles (and mortar)! 😆
So a long day (for us). We left our Airbnb around 8:15am and were home around 5pm. There is still the northern part of the North Cape Coastal Trail to explore and we plan to do that in a couple days.
