There’s something undeniably magical about being tucked inside a trailer during a rainstorm—yes, even a torrential downpour. This morning I felt immeasurably grateful that we’re travelling with a trailer and not tent camping. The weather was windy, wet, and determined, though by midday the rain had downgraded itself to “light and intermittent,” clearly exhausted from the earlier theatrics.
We began with a wander through downtown Charlottetown: interesting old buildings, beautiful churches, and enough tourist shops to satisfy even the most dedicated souvenir hunter. Lunch was at the Founders Food Market, where I had a panini with interesting and delicious flavours.
From Charlottetown we headed north toward Greenwich Beach and the Dunes walk—a fabulously fun hike along gravel paths, boardwalks, and a long floating bridge leading to a yellow sandy beach that stretched impossibly far. It was breezy enough that crossing the lagoon required one hand for balance and the other to keep your hat from migrating. The upside of the earlier driving rain was that everyone else had abandoned the beach, leaving us with miles of solitude. Yellow warblers, bald eagles, and wildflowers brightened the return walk, as did two little girls with wild curly hair who marched barefoot through every puddle, painting their faces warrior‑style with the red PEI mud.
A longer trek east brought us to Basin Head Provincial Park, though the famous “singing sands” were decidedly silent—perhaps too waterlogged to muster a squeak. Once again, the wild weather meant we had the beach entirely to ourselves. On the drive back to the campground, I caught a fleeting glimpse of one of PEI’s famous Silver Foxes.
In less magical news, Joe managed to knock the crown off one of his teeth, so he’s now officially dentist‑bound tomorrow. We also finally tracked down a clinic in Halifax that can make a custom brace for his thumb, so that’s where we’ll be heading on Monday morning. Apparently our trip includes a full medical tour of the Maritimes—we’ve already covered hospitals, OTs, and physiotherapy, so we may as well add a dentist to complete the set.
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