Up early and packed the bike, but not an early start.   Just too tempting to hang around and chat.  Actually ate breakfast and picked up a few more books for my wish list, but eventually, it was time to part ways.

Picture with the little one before I hit the road.

Confederation bridge is really, really long.  Side walls are a bit high, hard to get a good picture over the edge.

Missed a few exits, but eventually made my way over to Island Chocolates and ordered the Factory Coffee – warm chocolate lined cup with their house coffee.

Sat down and enjoyed the drink with Rupert, a Newfoundlander.   Everyone thought he was my dog, although a few people put it together that motorcycle gear and a giant dog don’t mix very well.

Great place to hang out, very motorcycle friend.  Owner’s son had recently gone on a 1400km trip, but tales of my trip made his relatively local trip look short.  But he was gearing up for a long trip down to South America.   Something I’ve thought about doing for a while, but never got around to it.  Wish him the best!

After dropping into PEI National Park and setting up camp in Stanhope, near Dalvay, I started on their scenic drives.   A few missed turns later, I ended up Georgetown.   Saw a couple of bikes pulled over in a gravel lot and figured it was good a place as any to grab some lunch.

Fried Clams – a little more like oysters than I thought they’d be.  Nice afternoon in the sun and trying to get through Anne of Green Gables on the Kindle.

View from the restaurant.

East Point Lighthouse

They have a “Tip to Tip” program to get people to travel the Island.   Didn’t even know about it until I got there, but figured, why not?  I was likely to ride the scenic routes and a certificate would be nice.

The roundabout way around the east put me at Greenwich an hour before sunset.  Well, to be fair, it didn’t.  I missed the turnoff to the park and had to turn around.   And in my rush, I left my map pouch open.   Buzzing my way to the park, I felt something hit my leg, just to see stuff fly back in my mirror.   Lost my Tip to Tip ribbon, my Discover Parks pass and most of my maps.   Had to backtrack and pick it all up…

The hike is rated for 1.5h, round trip.  My history has shown that if I hurry, I could probably get it done faster.  But since I needed to make dinner when I got back to camp, I decided to pass.  Next time!