GANANOQUE to PRINCE EDWARD COUNTY

Friday morning we departed from GANANOQUE for a long 6 hour trip to PRINCE EDWARD COUNTY. The weather conditions were sunny with a breezy tailwind (15-20 knots).  We arrived at the Picton town dock in the afternoon and stayed two nights.

The town of Picton has beautiful historic homes. The town was named after General Sir James Picton, who was second in command at the Battle of Waterloo. Picton is the largest town in PRINCE EDWARD COUNTY. 

PRINCE EDWARD COUNTY is a popular wine region in Ontario. We visited a few of the wineries by bike, and were pleasantly surprised by the quality of wine! Our favorite was the Pinot Noir at the Norman Hardie Winery :) 

The best part of our stay in Picton was the fun people we met wine tasting. Our new Canadian friends were impressed we rode the 28 kilometers to the wine region from our boat....and the best part is they had a bike rack and offered a lift back to our boat! Crazy nice and appreciated beyond belief... Thanks XO

Our 50 nautical mile course from GANANOQUE to PRINCE EDWARD COUNTY.

Beautiful day to be on Thistle. 

Today we saw boats of all different sizes and shapes.

Thistle on the "Yellow" Line at the Picton Dock Wall. The infamous "Yellow" Line was freshly painted ( still wet?) to start the summer season!

Historic Picton homes.

Biking on the Millennium Trail... An old railroad track now for biking or hiking in the summer and cross county skiing in the winter.

Our 28 kilometer bike ride trail to wine tasting (luckily one way)!

Some of our favorite stops on the wine trail: Norman Hardie, Hinterland and Rosehall Run.

Riding on a Country Road :)

Gorgeous PRINCE EDWARD COUNTY vineyards...

It gets so cold in this Region, the vines must be cut and hand buried in soil each winter and hand uncovered each spring.  This particular vineyard has 65 acres and eleven Phillipino crop handlers.  

Cheers ... To new friends :)

The Sunday morning Picton Farmers Market: shortbread (thought our WWF's peeps would appreciate the display), fancy dog collars and "Lambie" a baby pet goat who decided to follow Reenie around the market.