Prince Edward Island

We start today (8/26/2015) traveling east on CA-1 then along the coast via RT-26 towards Point Prim.  As we cross the countryside, we again see fields of wheat, potatoes and other crops, including hay fields.

Passing Chuck Wagon Farm, I thought for a moment that we were out west and not in the Canadian Maritimes.  Here is a Saloon and Barbeque just waiting for someone to ride in.

We pass more fields, this one with a shed with a view of the ocean.

On our drive along route-26, we pass a tree in front of a house which had a number of lobster buoys hanging from branches.  It was pretty neat to see, but difficult to get a good picture as the car drive by.

Back on CA-1 we make our way south on route-209 to the lighthouse at Point Prim. 

The coast around Point Prim is not as rocky as we expected and as we leave the point, we pass a cove which had one boat moored to a buoy.

We arrived at Wood Island, where we will return later in the day for our ferry ride over to Nova Scotia.  Along the coast, by the ferry pier and light house, there appears a replica of an old fishing town.

The Wood Island lighthouse, just a half-mile from the ferry landing that we will take later in the day to go to Nova Scotia.

Next we drove to the Cape Bear lighthouse.  The lighthouse in the middle of renovations, yet ignoring the need for paint was surprising in good shape.  Besides being a lighthouse, this location was also a Marconi station.

The coast around the Cape Bear lighthouse contains the red sand and soil we have seen in abundance. 

And of course, there are many flowers in bloom, as seen here the goldenrod (I think) were bright and in full bloom.

Panmure Head lighthouse is on an Island just north of Murray Harbour.  Here as seen from the beach, one of the out buildings is seen in front of the lighthouse.

Seen from the parking lot Pannure Head lighthouse overlooks Baie St. Marys Bay.

Besides the various crops seen on land, we have observed a number of different mussel or oyster farms.  Here is a picture of one of the "fields" in the bay.

Passing through Albion we see several boats moored to the dock and the tide is clearly out or still going out.

The bay as seen from Lower Montague.

While we were waiting for the ferry to take us across the straight to Nova Scotia the ferry prepares to off-load its current vehicle.

After boarding the ferry, we have a great view of the mock fishing town and the Wood Island lighthouse.

As we were crossing to Nova Scotia, another ferry passed by in the opposite direction on its way to Prince Edward Island.

Shortly after arriving in Caribou, Nova Scotia and following RT-106 on our way to Baddeck, Carmen caught this eagle sitting in a tree as we drove by.

A final view for the day as we near our evening destination, a hotel, in Baddeck, Nova Scotia, booked while on the ferry during our crossing.  Tomorrow we travel the Cabot Trail.