About 30 years ago, our family was on the East Coast and one of the favourite things to do was play in tidal pools. Richard, announced that he could not think of anything more fun in the world. Now, he has probably changed his mind in the ensuing years, but turning over rocks and looking at what the tide brought in is still something I love to do at the seashore.
Today I cycled to the south west of Charlottetown, to the south shore at Canoe Cove -- well actually Lloyd Inman Memorial Park. There were some school groups there just having a day out, and it was a perfect spot for kids to play and explore. Being a big kid, I explored too.
The tide was out and so the bottom was exposed to reveal kelp, little barnacles and, of course, everything that the tide had washed in. Remarkably there was very little human litter, but the ocean deposited shells and rocks and lots of seaweed. It is always so much fun to poke around.
The ride was hard. PEI is a lot of up and down and today it seemed even more so than yesterday. Particularly challenging is going against a 25 km wind up a hill, but coming back, it is so nice to get that little extra push. I'm happy with the 60 km today.
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