PEI Old Home Week fair, bike ride

Harvest time in PEI

 

Today Cathie and Nancy went to see the exhibits at the major PEI fair for Old Home Week, while Pat and I went for another bike ride.

Here's a really nice rug hooking from yesterday's exhibit at Summerside, over 3 ft tall and inspired by leaf fossils:

Here are some of the things that caught Cathie's eye at the Fair today:

A LOT of setup work

Counted cross stitch

This amazing hooked rug (about 4x3 feet) won a special prize

Meanwhile, Pat and I were cycling on a section of the Confederation Trail that runs out of the town of Hunter River. Like most of the PEI Trail, this is based on old rail line. There are some long grades but no steep ups or downs. This was a highlands section, with many views of the countryside alongside the Trail:

A sparkling little stream crossed under the Trail

Horse jumping training arena. 4 horses are barely visible on the hills above.

 

 

A PEI gravel pit, called a shale pit here. Most of the stones on PEI are relatively soft sandstone.

Another 12 km ride today for the guys, and a lot of walking for the gals. We're all moving a bit slower tonight.