Souris

We were sorry to say goodbye to North Lake but the next morning we were shuttled to Souris.

Souris' downtown was all decorated for fall with colorful gourds piled up all over the place.

Souris has an old fashioned Main Street with a classic City Hall made of PEI sandstone (originally the post office)

And an old fashioned gazebo (band stand?).

The Souris Show Hall (performance space) is the building to the right of Patti:

Also on Main Street is my favourite house in Souris. You can't tell by this photo but is shaped like a wedge.

This is the tiny Anglican church and its cemetery, overlooking the ocean.

We stayed at Chapel Suites, 

In a self-contained apartment 

With a view of the ocean but mainly of the Petrocan/Tim Hortons across the street.

Can you spot the ocean view?

The suite was very new and spotless but was located at the intersection of 2 busy roads.

I walked to the Souris lighthouse.  They let you go out on the balcony for a 360 view of the surroundings, including a view of the terminal of the ferry to the Magdalene Islands.

I happened on the Confederation Trail and walked a portion of it.

Later Patti and I walked up to St. Mary's Catholic Church, an imposing sandstone structure.

Compare the size with the Anglican Church above.

The next day Patti and I walked to the Messy Crow, a studio and gallery specializing in textile work.

 

There was workshop in progresss; the participants were felting pumpkins.

We also walked along the Souris boardwalk which follows the beach south of town.

There are craft stores and takeout restaurants along the boardwalk but they were all closed up for the season.

I walked the beach the next morning and got a quick glimpse of a fox before it disappeared in the eelgrass.

And I found this snail shell, easily the biggest shell I'd seen in the whole trip.