Day 8: More Hills

Today we saw lots of bombus

And some hives shaped like some sort of rhombus?

We biked all the way to the big city

And found a park in which to sit pretty

Tomorrow we’ll explore on foot

It’s nice for one day to stay put!

Sisters lead the family
The bombus love all the wild roses
Beehive art installation at the University of PEI
Across the street from our hotel
Charlottetown
Park sculptures

Stats

Miles biked: 136.3

Elevation gain: 517 ft 

Pollinators spied: a bajillion and a half

Day 7: New Terrain

Pedal pedal up the hill

No one griped or took a spill

Returned a wallet where it goes

Received some ice cream – whatya know!

Pedal pedal through the heat

To our final ice cream treat.

Foggy morning garden walk
Finding garden treasures
Arts and crafts on the trail
Exploring spider webs
Landscape and flora beginning to change
“Really? That was a hill?”

“Can we have more ice cream? Pleeease?”

Stats

Miles biked: 115.7

Elevation gained: 456 ft

Ice cream treats: 3

Park stops: 5

Day 5: Chock Full

Today we biked almost 30 miles

Chocolate helped us keep our smiles

We found flowers and parks

Got to our inn before dark

We are so proud of our childs!

First park of the day: a fitness park
With sandboxes
We’ve biked so far!
Wildflowers, mustard fields, and punch-drunk children
Second park: Möbius strips to climb
Cardboard boat races in Summerside
About to taste lobster for the first time!
Getting a live lobster tutorial
Dinner at the shore (Bill at least enjoyed the lobster!)
 

Stats

Miles biked: 86.2

Carnivals avoided without the children noticing: 1

Fun festival event chanced upon: 1

Lobster rolls unappreciated: 1