Doreen’s husband Bill (Briarton’s B&B) graciously shuttled me back to Cymbria, Way Marker #17 and I proceeded to cover 13.6 mi up to Brakley Bay where PEI’s National Park hugs the ocean for nearly 8 miles along the Gulf Shore Parkway. The coastal dunes, however, prevents one from seeing the ocean or the beach, except for a few spots where one can go off trail 50 or so meters.
The promised rain finally materialized the last few hours of the walk, and it really poured the final half hour waiting for my shuttle service—the van came as promised, and will bring me back tomorrow morning.
I checked into the Barachois Inn, and soon discovered that there was no dinner available. The daughter, however, made me a sandwich, but I’ll have to be prepared for tomorrow.
Am monitoring Hurricane Lee, and it doesn’t look as ferocious as originally thought. Note pics from last hurricane of uprooted trees. It’ll hit PEI Friday night and I will walk Saturday morning to Way Marker #20 from where the Johnson Shore Inn will pick me up, check me in for 4 nights and feed me on site—it’s very isolated, but has great reviews (all is now confirmed).
