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BRUDENELL'S 11TH and head to the patio. I had my most memorable post game snack after this round. My playing partners, who were islanders and in "the know" ordered a pitcher of cold beer and a bucket of mussels. Although I am a born and raised land locked Albertan, I have had my fair share of scrumptious seafood. Nothing touched this. This, by far, was the best golf snack ever. So fresh and just so "close your eyes take a deep breath in" delicious. That is what makes PEI such an ideal golf destination vacation. In addition to spectacular golf in PEI there is also fabulous food, entertainment and sea faring adventures. You would be remiss if you didn't head out onto the high seas while on the island. No place in the province is more than 16 km from the ocean. I ventured onto a vessel with Tranquility Cove Adventures located a short drive away from the resort in a quaint village called Georgetown. They offer several packages including Clam Digging, Deep Sea Fishing and Bird Watching cruises where you are guaranteed to see a bald eagle. My favourite package was the "Live the Life of an East Coast Fisherman". You go lobster fishing with a 3rd generation lobster fisherman. The adventure starts before day light and you don all the gear and work as a cork for the day (the island name for a lobster fisherman's helper). You haul in 300 traps and re-bait and set them back in for next day's haul. You see fascinating sea creatures that weaselled their way into the trap and find out how to properly weigh and process lobsters. Unfortunately my visit wasn't duringlobster season and thus did the Deep Sea adventure. I was the first one on board to have a "fish on" and I fought a hard battle to bring it in, rod bent in a precarious arch. When I finally pulled it out of the icy waters, the smallest mackerel you've ever seen was on the end of my line. Those in my party chuckled and I brought a whole new meaning to the term "holy mackerel." It was such fun and in addition to the big catch I had a chance to touch and hold a variety of sea creatures including crabs, lobsters and mussels. www.tranquilitycoveadventures.com Since I would have starved on my catch for the day I went to a fabulous quaint restaurant in Georgetown called Clam Diggers Beach House and Restaurant where I had a proper seafood meal that was to die for (www.clamdiggers.ca). There is a cozy patio with a beautiful view of the ocean. Try to plan your meal for sunset for the ideal ambiance. After my trip to the east end of the island I headed back towards Charlottetown to play one of the most famed courses on the island, The Links at Crowbush Cove. This course is one of my favourite's. Located directly on the ocean this track gives you that European links golf feel. The course is peppered with tricky Continued On Next Page