[trip style = sightseeing + beach] {more pics below}
{Editor's Note: For August's From The Archives, we decided to take you east, to a summer destination known for its sand dunes decorated with wispy grasses, pastoral landscapes reminiscent of Anne of Green Gables fame, multi-day Confederation Trail biking excursion and oceanfront setting. Canada's smallest province won't let you escape the sea spray, the 1770 km of coastline won't allow it. And if you forget---just for a second---you're on an island, the 50+ lighthouses protecting the cliffs and white- and red-sand coastlines will serve as a flashing, but not flashy, reminder.}
PEI Highlights
{The first vista we saw when our ferry from Nova Scotia was docking. Exactly what I’d expected!}
{First stop. PEI’s only winery {Rossignol} to taste their varietals and buy a fish-shaped bottle of Isle St Jean White.}
{Charlettetown’s harbour area at sundown.}
{While touring the island, we discovered a parking lot on a beach in North Rustico.}
{This gorgeous setting was right in front of our car as we pulled onto the beach.}
{North Rustico gift shop.}
{More of the town.}
{Road trip stop # 2: Red sand cliffs on the East Coast.}
{Road trip stop # 3: dunes near Cavendish.}
{Front side of the dunes.}
{More of Cavendish Beach Park.}
{Road trip stop # 4: you know, just another typical road-side view.}
{One of PEI's signature lighthouse settings.}
{Fishing town near the lighthouse.}
{Enjoying a refreshing lemonade in Victoria by the Sea before crossing into New Brunswick to fly home. Set in the town’s old grocery store/post office, don’t let the Landmark Cafe’s quaint appearance fool you, the food is to die for.}
{The 12.9km Confederation Bridge–built with a slight curve so drivers are more likely to pay attention and less likely to have accidents.}
Related Halifax :: Beer n Boats St. Andrews by the Sea Montreal Je T’aime Ottawa :: Canada Day
[photos by @tripstyler]