Day 2, Prince Edward Island, June 12
After an exciting bit of beach-combing, we were back in the car and continuing down the road, hugging the 25 kilometres of sand dunes and sandy beaches, as we made our way east following the Gulf of St. Lawrence, while making the occasional stop or three along the way to view the sights.
Once out of the park, we connected up with Route 2, and over to the eastern portion of the park--Greenwich.
Greenwich has its own personally traits, different from those of her westerly cousins, Cavendish and Brackley-Dalvay. Here, our way to the "dunes", takes us across a 3/4 kilometre stretch of floating boardwalk spanning a salt marsh.
Today is our last day on the island. We'll be back July 13, for two more sleeps.
But tomorrow we are off to our next B&B at Cape d'Or Lighthouse, Nova Scotia.
enjoy
randy
Prince Edward Island National Park - Cavendish, Brackley-Dalvy, and Greenwich
Robinsons Island.
After a "beach walk" on the island, our car route followed the shoreline east and out of the park just south of Dalvay. From here we connected up with Route 2, and continued east towards the most easterly part of the park at Greenwich .
On the shore of Robinsons Island
The beach air is cool.
We eventually make our way to Dalvay.
Following down Route 6, brushing past Tracadie Bay, we connect up with Route 2, and continue east, through St. Peters, and on to Greenwich, PEI National Park. We left the car at the end of Route 313 inside the park and walked the three kilometre Greenwich Dunes Trail (not shown on map), to the ocean.
Greenwich, on the other side of St. Peters Bay.
A 3/4 of a kilometre boardwalk towards the sand dunes in the distance. The largest portion of the walkway is floating on Bowley Pond.
Bowley Pond
Once across the pond, Sharon heads up over the sand dune.
Looking back
Fifty yards up the beach, we come to another access to a viewpoint.
The Greenwich Dunes area of Prince Edward Island is a 900 acre natural treasure internationally recognized for its unique dune system.
Greenwich Peninsula’s most significant and sensitive feature is the rare and relatively undisturbed parabolic dunes, which lie at the western end of the peninsula. A migrating dune system, moving in the direction of the forest at the rate of 2 - 4 metres per year, depending on wind and weather.
Text copied from:
greatcanadianparks.com/prince_edward/grnwich/index.htm
Heading back towards our entrance point. This is one lonely stretch of beach.
Drop and Catch
This gull had a peculiar habit of dropping something from its beak several times, and then retrieving it a foot above the water.
Back in Greenwich, and headed for some place to eat.
As we passed this church on the way in, I thought it deserved some attention. So on the way out, we stopped along side a not so busy road for this photo.
Rick's Fish 'N' Chips.