A walk on Robinson's Island

This week the hiking class visited Robinson's Island.  It's not really an island  - just a long isthmus.  It's part of PEI National Park.  Drive in the Brackely entrance, and turn left, past the Brackley Beach parking lot, along a stunning coast, to a series of lovely trails through the woods and along the beach.

We spent some quiet time on the beach.

Red rosehips

Bayberries smell spicy.

I stopped to sample these lucious raspberries.

An inviting place to sit.

This beach is covered with eelgrass.  I stuffed handfulls into plastic bags to take home and used it as mulch on my flower beds.  It has so many advantages over regular mulch.  It is FREE, it adds nutrients to the soil, and it works just as well to keep the soil cool and moist, and discourages weeds.