The Place
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| Wellington ON |
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| Glenora Ferry |
Prince Edward County has lots of online coverage because it
is picturesque and full of vineyards (and wine tours). It was colonized by Loyalists who left the
fledging United States after the American Revolutionary War. They had sympathized with Britain during the
war and came to British North America after the war perhaps fleeing persecution
for having unpopular sentiments or choosing to continue to live under British
rule. The scenic highway through this
county is called the Loyalist Parkway and marks the path they followed
colonizing this area of wilderness. The
county itself is honeycombed with bays and rivers connecting with Lake
Ontario. It has a glacial sandbank which
was deposited creating a huge sand beach in one area. There are several lovely Provincial Parks in
the area, Sandbanks PP and Presqu’ile PP.
We stayed at Presqu’ile.
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| Glenora ON Seen from the Ferry |
The Adventure
We forsook the highway and set out from Kingston on the
Loyalist Parkway. Prince Edward County
lives up to its press. It is very, very
scenic and has many wineries. Sadly, it
was a grey and rainy day so we have no photos.
The Parkway includes a ferry that crosses one of the many
inlets in this area. It runs every 15
minutes and was plenty big enough to carry us.
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| View of Wellington Beach On, from Lunch Table |
We stopped for lunch at the lovely beach in Wellington, part
of the huge glacial sandbank and right next to the Sandbanks Provincial Park. We walked out on the breakwater protecting
the channel to town harbor and got these nice shots of the beach.
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| Wellington ON |
Presqu’ile Provincial Park is gorgeous.
It is on a peninsula into Lake Ontario with a
sheltered bay behind it.
Our campsite
was right on the water and was just glorious.
We pulled our motor home sideways into the campsite (instead of backing
in) so we could look out at the beautiful lake.
The rain had cleared and the temperatures had warmed up.
We
cooked out, and ate outside as well.
After dark, we noticed some rain on the roof and then some wind.
Then more wind, until the motor home was
rocking and rolling with gale force winds hitting it broadside.
The vehicle weight of 9 tons makes for poor
gas mileage, but it does make you hard to blow over during a fierce storm…
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| View from Our Campsite |
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| Campsite Presqu'ile |
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| Yup, We are THAT Close to the Water |
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