a.m. temp 55, chillier than yesterday. Had left roof vent and a window open, so cabin not much warmer. Propane heater did not work: not a new problem, it's been working just sometimes so far. Have elec, so used little elec ceramic heater which took cabin up to 70F quickly. After breakfast I ckd if our new campsite had been occupied last night. No. So we moved trailer to new site, which gave us rest of the day clear. Temperature quickly rose to high 60's, and mostly clear sky all day.
We took the canoe a couple of miles to a put-in near the place where a creek flows into the bay between the mainland and the barrier island. Paddled upstream, not much current because the terrain here is pretty flat. But we did have wind, 15-20 against us out of the west. Made it hard to paddle, especially in our ultralight canoe. After 1/2 mile gave up and paddled back to mouth of the creek, then struggled back to the put-in and took-out. A short but vigorous paddle.
Back at the campsite we relaxed a while, and then after lunch dressed out and rode the bike 8 mi. on the park road to the visitor center. Hoped to get online there to make a reservation somewhere on Prince Edward Island for tomorrow night, but no connectivity. The park has a network of unpaved, hard-packed gravel roads through the woods, which we took for the return trip to the campground. Even withour 28mm tires, there was no traction problem riding on the gravel roads, and the ride through the woods was scenic and fragrant.
Back at camp we changed clothes and drove to the trailhead of a walk across a boardwalk to the barrier island beach. The park lit says they have seals there, but not today.
Today was our first trifecta of the trip: a canoe ride, a bike ride, and a hike. None of epic proportions, but so what.
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