Charlottetown, PEI

Tuesday, July 15, 2025 John and Joy departed TRANCE this morning, Mark gave them a ride to Halifax to catch their flight this afternoon. We are waiting till high tide to leave as the inlet is shallow.

Departed Fox Harb’r at 1:20pm. 5:56pm arrived in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island at the Charlottetown Yacht Club. Total miles travelled today 26.7.

Walked around the waterfront then stopped at Peake’s Quay for dinner.

Wednesday, July 16, 2025 PEI in one day! Walked to Sobeys grocery store with our wagon to provision for 5 days. It was a 3.3 mile round trip walk. Lunch on TRANCE.

Throughout the waterfront and downtown area, there are three self guided walking tours you can follow. Painted stripes on the edge of the sidewalk are yellow for shops and services, red is the Historic walk and green the Waterfront walk.

We followed the red line. First stop was Cow’s for ice cream. Best ice cream I’ve ever had!

Continuing along our red line, stopped at Juice Co., I had water, Dan had a berry smoothie. We signed the antique ice cream cart as the sign above said “Where are you from?”

There were several houses and buildings along our route that are designated National Historic Sites of Canada.

The Charlottetown Conference in September of 1864, was a pivotal meeting of provincial delegates that laid the groundwork for the Confederation of Canada. This meeting ultimately lead to the birth of the Dominion of Canada.

Total miles walked following the red line, 2.1. Had dinner at Brakish Dockside Bar and Eatery.

Thursday, July 17, 2025 departed Charlottetown Yacht Club at 5:50am.

Transited the Canso Canal at 7:15pm, mean low tide on both sides of the lock, we barely moved. The lock master had us hover in the center instead of being tied to the wall.

The Canso Canal lock is adjacent to the Canso Causeway. The causeway completed in 1955, connects Cape Breton Island to mainland Nova Scotia. The lock accounts for the tidal and current issues, and allowing vessels to transit the Strait of Canso.

10 million tons of granite and other rocks were harvested from the mountain face adjacent to the canal to build the causeway. The causeway is 80ft wide and is the deepest causeway in the world. The deepest point being 217 feet.

Dropped anchor in McDonalds Cove at Janvrin Island 9:00pm in light fog. Total distance travelled today 99.35 miles.

Friday, July 18, 2025 Anchor up at 2:10 pm, destination Sable Island.