Day Trip 1: East Point
Round-trip distance from the North Shore: 140 miles
Total driving time: 3 hours
Eastern PEI boasts some of the island's best scenery: parabolic sand dunes, expansive beaches, incomparable views of the Gulf of St. Lawrence, and more.
EAT
Rick's Fish 'N' Chips & Seafood House
This place is straightforward: friendly service, fresh fish, and chips cut from PEI potatoes. Route 2, St. Peter's Bay, (902) 961-3438.
Shipwreck Point Café
About the only place to eat between Greenwich National Park and East Point Lighthouse, it has fish cakes and poutine (a Canadian delicacy: fries covered in gravy and cheese curds). Route 16, Naufrage Harbour, (902) 687-1293.
SHOP
St. Peter's Landing
Duck into the cozy bookstore, the Turret Bell, for local kid favorites like Bud the Spud and Lobster in My Pocket. The souvenir shops here sell everything from kites to goats'-milk soap. Route 2, St. Peter's Bay.
DO
East Point Lighthouse
Climb to the top and pick up a ribbon. Pair it with one from the North Cape Wind Energy Interpretive Center and get a certificate for having visited the island end-to-end. Route 16, East Point, (902) 357-2106.
Greenwich National Park
Explore the great salt marshes from the floating boardwalk, and learn about the rare sand dunes at the interpretation center. Greenwich Road, Greenwich (outside St. Peter's Bay), (902) 961-2514.
Basin Head Provincial Park and Fisheries Museum
This swimming spot is known as Singing Sands—the ultrafine sand squeaks underfoot. The museum has funky dioramas and fish taxidermy hanging from the ceiling. Basin Head Road (off Route 16), Kingsboro, (902) 357-7233.
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