Reviews of beaches across our beautiful maritime provinces.

My home town province is Nova Scotia. Fortunately for me, I had the wonderful pleasure of spending all my summers on the beaches of northern shores of Prince Edward Island. My family had a cottage rental business located in Stanhope National Park. Once all the chores were completed… I headed to the beach for the day, not returning until 6pm… thats when the life guards left. I swam everyday in salt water from May until September. Salt and Sand are part of my soul.

I did not fully understand how lucky I was to be able to experience this type of childhood.

The water is cold in May, but warm in August. The tourists are thick on the beaches for 2 months, basking in the heat, enjoying the summer, but they don’t know what I know….. the peace in the fall, when the beach is still warm. The rebirth in the spring, when the ice packs are still thick on the shore, not yet melted or retrieved by the tides and taken back out to the sea. The sun feels hot. Thats the beauty… and beautiful it is. It has its own energy. The beach knows who stays and goes. And it always knew me. It is playful, it is peaceful, it is hot, it is majestic. It has heard me cry, it has heard me yell, it has seen me calm. Have you ever yelled your frustrations at the roaring sea. It drowns out your words and lets you know your worries are small…. and then it says… sit… touch the silk of the sand, stress no more, I have heard your roar.

beautiful seasons of beach

Feb 2023 I haven’t been to the beach in the winter for a bit. I forgot what it was like to see the ice in the ocean. Breath taking. It was such a beautiful sunny day. The wind was mild but sharpe. The beauty of the beach was sharper. It was captivating. It was quiet.…

July 29, 2023July 29, 2023

Panmure Island Beach

July 28th/2023 It’s been a whole month of summer and only 2 beach days. The month of July has been rain, more rain, and then rain again. This was my first real day of beach time. Panmure beach is about 15 mins from my cottage in Murray Harbour, or Beach point. I decided to make…

July 29, 2023

Winter? I’m not sure…Its definitely late fall, I think….

Rainbow Haven Beach November 6, 2022 Legit….. this is November 6th, 2022. Here I was sitting on my beach blanket with my daughter and my niece, looking towards the water and had to keep reminding myself it was November 6th. I was not in long pants and a sweater shivering under a blanket, dreaming of…

February 3, 2023