Egmont
Bay is the longest bay in PEI. It
stretches from Cape Egmont to West Point – a distance of 42 km along the
shoreline. I grew up on the southerly
end of Egmont Bay
but have only started to explore the northern parts (Percival Bay to West
Point) of the bay in the last few years.
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| The Brae area, Egmont Bay (4.6 km track) |
On
this early August day, I decided to check the Egmont Bay area around Brae
Harbour. The road into Brae Harbour is now closed due to erosion, so launching
there is not easy. So, I went to the end of Campbell Shore Road (off Hebron
Road, #164). The end of Campbell Road is
used by oyster fishers and is a great launch point for kayaks and small boats.
It also has ample parking space.
There’s
a channel at Campbell Road that extends from Brae Harbour to Indian Point Sand
Hill to the west (about 3 km). The channel is about 600m wide at Campbell Road,
and then there are another 600m of sandbars before getting into the deeper
waters of Egmont Bay.
|
 | | Beach area next to Brae Harbour |
|
 | | Merganser 17 |
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Today,
I paddled east following the sandbars towards Brae Harbour. I landed on the
small crescent beach just to the east of the old harbour for a break. After a
walk, the wind had come up, so I decided not to paddle any further east, and I started
to head back to Campbell Road following the shoreline. I chose not to go up the Brae River due to
wind and low tide conditions.
|
 | | The old Brae Harbour wharf |
|
 | | The Brae Harbour wharf in disrepair |
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I
plan to spend more time on this Egmont Bay shoreline exploring the Brae River
and Indian Point Sand Spit. This area’s
deep water channel may be an excellent place to bring out the MYS15 for a sail.
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| The great Brae sea monster! |
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| Beware - poison Ivy in parking area! |
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