Prince Edward Highlander / Days 8 & 9 – Chasing windmills

By John LeBlanc JULY 31 / If you think of the shape of Prince Edward Island like a giant horse saddle, but angled clockwise about 30 degrees, North Cape is in the left-top (northwest) corner. It’s about a 240 km roundtrip from our holiday home base, just east of centrally-located Cavendish. After a rainy, low-mileage […]

Prince Edward Highlander / Day 7 – To Basin Head and back

By John LeBlanc JULY 29 / Is this the best beach in all of Prince Edward Island? If you like jumping off bridges into wharfside waters, the shores at Basin Head Provincial Park ranks right up there.

Prince Edward Highlander / Day 4 – Backseat driving

By John LeBlanc JULY 26 / In reality, the four of us could be driving around Prince Edward Island on our holiday in a much smaller vehicle. Like a compact hatch or wagon. Or a more luxurious vehicle. Like an Aston Martin Rapide. But I suspect one of the biggest reasons most midsize crossover buyers […]

Prince Edward Highlander / Day 3 – Greenwich beach time

By John LeBlanc JULY 25 / The rule of thumb when visiting P.E.I. in the summer is when the weather’s nice, head to the beach. And based on the reports we were getting from the Island so far this year, the weather had been pretty crappy—that is unless you’re the type who likes cold and […]

Prince Edward Highlander / Day 2 – Cavendish National Park’s scenic Gulf Shore Parkway

By John LeBlanc JULY 24 / Before I spend the next two weeks talking about the Highlander Hybrid we’re driving here in P.E.I., perhaps a brief explanation of its upgraded-for-2011 gasoline-electric powertain is in order.

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