{"id":3344,"date":"2012-08-16T08:15:53","date_gmt":"2012-08-16T12:15:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/starlightcascade.ca\/blog\/?p=3344"},"modified":"2012-08-16T08:16:33","modified_gmt":"2012-08-16T12:16:33","slug":"a-trip-to-point-petre","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starlightcascade.ca\/blog\/2012\/08\/a-trip-to-point-petre\/","title":{"rendered":"A trip to Point Petre"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In July 2012 we were in the neighbourhood of Point Petre, the sourthernmost portion of Prince Edward County, near Sandbanks Provincial Park.<br \/>\nAt one time we were considering using it as an observing site for the 2012 June 05 Transit of Venus event, but eventually settled for something closer to Kingston Ontario.  It turns out that was a good decision.<br \/>\nThe entire area was closed off and off limits as it was a Canadian Forces facility, with fences and warning signs everywhere.<br \/>\nAs it turned out, we would not have been able to follow Venus down to the horizon at all.<\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td><div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-3344 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/starlightcascade.ca\/blog\/2012\/08\/a-trip-to-point-petre\/20120723_09\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"112\" src=\"https:\/\/starlightcascade.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/20120723_09-150x112.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/starlightcascade.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/20120723_09-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/starlightcascade.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/20120723_09-299x224.jpg 299w, https:\/\/starlightcascade.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/20120723_09-1023x767.jpg 1023w, https:\/\/starlightcascade.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/20120723_09.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/starlightcascade.ca\/blog\/2012\/08\/a-trip-to-point-petre\/20120723_40\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"112\" src=\"https:\/\/starlightcascade.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/20120723_40-150x112.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/starlightcascade.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/20120723_40-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/starlightcascade.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/20120723_40-299x224.jpg 299w, https:\/\/starlightcascade.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/20120723_40-1023x767.jpg 1023w, https:\/\/starlightcascade.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/20120723_40.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/starlightcascade.ca\/blog\/2012\/08\/a-trip-to-point-petre\/20120723_41\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"112\" src=\"https:\/\/starlightcascade.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/20120723_41-150x112.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/starlightcascade.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/20120723_41-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/starlightcascade.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/20120723_41-299x224.jpg 299w, https:\/\/starlightcascade.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/20120723_41-1023x767.jpg 1023w, https:\/\/starlightcascade.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/20120723_41.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/starlightcascade.ca\/blog\/2012\/08\/a-trip-to-point-petre\/20120723_43\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"112\" src=\"https:\/\/starlightcascade.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/20120723_43-150x112.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/starlightcascade.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/20120723_43-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/starlightcascade.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/20120723_43-299x224.jpg 299w, https:\/\/starlightcascade.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/20120723_43-1023x767.jpg 1023w, https:\/\/starlightcascade.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/20120723_43.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/starlightcascade.ca\/blog\/2012\/08\/a-trip-to-point-petre\/20120723_45\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"112\" src=\"https:\/\/starlightcascade.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/20120723_45-150x112.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/starlightcascade.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/20120723_45-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/starlightcascade.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/20120723_45-299x224.jpg 299w, https:\/\/starlightcascade.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/20120723_45-1023x767.jpg 1023w, https:\/\/starlightcascade.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/20120723_45.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<br \/>\n<\/table>\n<p>The pyramid?  Cool!  One of the sand sculptures on the Sandbanks Beach.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In July 2012 we were in the neighbourhood of Point Petre, the sourthernmost portion of Prince Edward County, near Sandbanks Provincial Park. At one time we were considering using it as an observing site for the 2012 June 05 Transit of Venus event, but eventually settled for something closer to Kingston Ontario. 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