Ted and I decided the prior night to continue decreasing our daily mileage as a combination of tedium and the desire to be off the bike more made the planned trip something we no longer wanted to pursue. Fortunately, the distance cuts we could make over the next few days were easy to accomplish and […]
10 favorite plants on PEI
As we pedal though the roads and trails of PEI, we have seen and experienced so many wonderful plants we thought we would share our favorites in ranked order. 10. Wild geranium: I see lots of these plants at home, but in our travels, they seemed to struggle to hold a place. Still it was an […]
An easier day
After biking four days and 195 miles, Ted and I were ready for a break. Yesterday we were supposed to bike 53 miles from Cable Head to East Point and back to Souris. While both of us were physically up to the challenge, I think we were ready to slow down a bit. So we […]
Come fly with me
PEI is a big island with many small, and interesting aspects. One that Ted found fascinating was the fact that our B&B in Cable Head was adjacent to an airport. This airstrip has land parcels that are divided with conifers as wind screens so if you own a plane, you can fly it into the […]
In search of sea glass
One of the things that the tourist literature for PEI boasts of is the preponderance of sea glass. They make it sound that regardless of what ever beach you decide to traverse, a treasure trove of re-formed sand is there for the taking. So like the early Conquistadors seeking gold in the New World, I […]
A windy day
We left around 9 am with the forecast for 12 to 25 mph winds coming from the southwest. Given yesterday’s bit of bluster and chill, we layered up with our windbreakers anticipating a cold start. But as the wind was coming from the south, the chill of yesterday was transformed into a hot wind that […]
A million-dollar view
>As Ted and I was finishing up our ride yesterday, the Confederation Trail swung us near the water. To our right was a field of wheat and to the left was St. Peter’s Bay with dark blue water and a myriad of mussel markers. A large church rose above all other buildings on the opposite […]
Biking without bags
For the past four days, Ted and I have been loaded down with all of our belongings that we must truck from B&B to B&B. But last night we got to enjoy biking sans luggage as the restaurant we were dining at was 1.5 miles away from our B&B and there was no need for […]
Native wisdom: Being a grandfather
A few days ago we passed a nondescript building with what appeared to be poles sticking out of the ground. Upon a closer examination, the building was the headquarters of the Native Council of PEI, an organization for Aboriginal people not living on the reservation. The poles are carvings that were provided to the local […]
More favorite photos
Uphill lupines: This picture of Ted going uphill against the backdrop of the lupines for me tells our story of biking PEI. Unexpected beauty combined with unexpected trials. Beautiful churches: Ted remarked to me how many churches exist on PEI. In the smallest community, there are a number of houses of worship of many different […]