Post-Conference Adventure in PEI: Day 1

This month I attended a conference in Charlottetown! Following the conference, my friend and I took some time off to travel around PEI. We kept Charlottetown as our home base, rented a car, and drove around the Island in what turned out to be a really fun little trip! During the conference we spent a lot of time exploring Charlottetown - my favourite morning run was along the Victoria Park Boardwalk along the water.

Our first post-conference day started out a bit later; we took the opportunity to sleep in and rent the car. We had lunch with some friends before they went back home to Toronto. Our first drive was about an hour out to Thunder Cove Beach where we went to see the Teacup Rock and other cool rock formations.

We spent a fair bit of time there, hanging out on the beach and taking in the rocks before we continued driving along the water stopping to enjoy the sights in the Rustico area. We ended up grabbing dinner at Blue Mussel Cafe and happened to be there during a "Best of the Sea" competition in which this restaurant was part of it! Unsurprisingly the food was fantastic :)

Finally, we ended off our evening at Prince Edward Island National Park. I didn't realize it until later; but this happened to be Summer Solstice (ie. the longest day of the year) which was perfect for catching the sunset off the water/lighthouse! 

 

 

-M