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| Iconic red sandstone cliffs of PEI |
We chose to come to Cavendish Beach National Park as we had read about the pristine sand and rolling dunes combined with striking red sandstone cliffs. With a forecast of 28 degrees today, we decide to spend the day right here.
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| Dune Landscape |
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Boardwalk through Cavendish Dunelands
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The walk through the Cavendish Dunelands takes us over a boardwalk and leads us to the Oceanview Lookout. It looks out over the exact area where the famous ship 'Marco Polo' ran aground and sank in 1883. It is said the ship was intentionally grounded by its captain about 300 feet from the Cavendish shore to prevent it from being completely destroyed in a violent gale. This successfully saved all the people on board, plus valuable cargo, but a massive second storm entirely broke the ship apart. Nothing of the wreck is visible from the shore.
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| Oceanview Lookout |
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| Beach time :) |
Then we load up our beach chairs with towels and teas plus our beach tent and head to the beach.
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| Cavendish Beach |
Apparently the water is 15 degrees but after the initial plunge in, it feels wonderful in the heat.
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| Cooled down after a swim |
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| Ceilidh concert |
After supper, we head down the road to the Stanley Bridge Hall as earlier we saw a poster advertising a Ceilidh event. (pronounced Kay-lee) In Scottish Gaelic it literally means a 'social visit' or 'gathering'.
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| We see Leon Gallant + friends |
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| Stanley Bridge Hall |
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| Leon Gallant (right) and his band |
It's a wonderful evening of lively music, story telling and traditional dance. There is even a guy playing the 'spoons'. So fun. We will definitely search out more of these types of gatherings.
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| Traditional dance |
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