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Old Posted Sep 29, 2013, 3:21 PM
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Not much reporting in from the east coast yet.

Despite growing up on PEI, I'm not much of a beach person, so I don't have any personal photos to share. These photos and descriptions are all from http://www.where.ca/blog/slideshow/e...ent/parlee-nb/.

I selected a few photos and captions to put here:

Parlee Beach, Shediac NB

New Brunswick’s protected bays and straits hold the warmest salt water in Canada, making its beaches some of the most pleasant for swimming and Parlee Beach, a 3-km, white-sand, lifeguard-manned strand that’s popular with families, may be the favourite swimming beach in the province. It has a canteen, showers and volleyball nets.

Aboiteau Beach, Cap Pele NB

A unique place for an overnight getaway, Aboiteau has a collection of contemporary chalets a short walk from the 5-km of sandy shoreline. The sand is backed by marshy dunes and a restaurant serves waterfront seafood dinners. On clear days you can see Prince Edward Island across the Northumberland Strait.

Kelly Beach, Kouchibouguac National Park, NB

This secluded beach in Kouchibouguac National Park is created by a long sand dune. It’s accessed via a well-maintained 1/2-km boardwalk nature trail and has hiking and biking trails nearby.

Cavendish Beach, Prince Edward Island National Park, PEI

PEI’s most popular beach (despite an entry fee), Cavendish Beach is part of Prince Edward Island National Park. It has a long shoreline, white sand, beautiful dunes, and comparatively warm North Shore waters.

Greenwich Dunes, Prince Edward Island National Park Adjunct, PEI

At the far eastern reaches of Prince Edward Island National Park, Greenwich Beach is a somewhat off-the-beaten path protected waterfront area with a floating boardwalk, visitor facilities and the main attraction: 900 acres of sand dunes. It’s a great beach for long walks or a hike on the 4.5-km Greenwich Dunes Trail.

Basin Head Provincial Park, near Souris PEI

This South Shore beach is known for its pristine beauty, peaceful atmosphere and its “singing sand”, that squeaks as you walk through it (no one is entirely sure why, though it may have to do with quartz content or the uniform roundness of the sand granules). Many consider it the best beach not only in PEI but in eastern Canada.
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