Visiting Dalvay By the Sea/Another Great Day on Prince Edward Island
Volume 6-We Packed a Lot Into Our Last Day Here on the Island
To all of you following my vacation adventure, thanks. I hope you are enjoying the journey. As you can see, I have tried to write daily. As you can imagine, it’s not an easy task. I succeeded the first 5 days up until yesterday. I started this article last night, but it was getting late….
Breakfast at Dalvay By the Sea
In my Volume 5 article , I wrote about our visit to Brackley Beach, which is part of Prince Edward Island (PEI) National Park on the North side of PEI. The park runs about 37 miles along the North Shore and covers about 10 square miles. It contains numerous beaches, roads, trails, and endless views of the unique PEI coastline, which features red rusty rocks and soil.
Another gem within the park is Dalvay by the Sea, a Victorian mansion that is now an inn. A national treasure it is.
It was built in 1896 by Alexander Macdonald, an American industrialist originally from Scotland. It is a beautiful inn that has 26 rooms. It is furnished with period antiques.
It has been visited by Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, and Catherine, Duchess, as well as other dignitaries.
Breakfast was delicious as we had bagels with lox. We enjoyed looking around inside the hotel and outside as well. There are also cottages on the grounds.
The weather has been nice here, with sunny skies and low humidity. The only rain was Friday and Saturday nights.
Lighthouse Road-trip
We decided to visit a few lighthouses after breakfast. We explored the New London and Cape Tryon lighthouses.
As most lighthouses here, these are in remote locations and involve driving on some sketchy dirt roads.
But the views made it worthwhile.
Stanhope Beach
A day at PEI wouldn’t be complete without the beach. So many beaches to choose from. Stanhope is another beach in the National Park and did not disappoint. Complete with changing rooms, boardwalks, and lifeguards, it was wonderful.
Since we arrived late, we stayed about 2 hours and then headed back to the hotel to get ready for dinner.
As in many vacation spots, there are few restaurants that take reservations. As was the case in Ogunquit, Maine, the restaurants here are crazy busy.
We ended up finding one we were able to get into. Although it had a waiting line, we only had to wait about 15 minutes.
Chez Yvonne’s is a family restaurant near Cavendish, PEI. It has many choices on the menu, including a home-cooked turkey dinner. And that was exactly what we ordered.
Turkey in the land of endless fresh seafood? Yup. We have had a lot of seafood thus far, and a turkey dinner was just the ticket.
Moving On
After 2 days in PEI, we are on the move again. Where to? Hmm…
