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Newton's Cay Beach |
According to Samantha at the Office of Tourism, Newton's Cay Beach is the most beautiful beach on Long Island. It's her favorite, too, and Gordon's Beach for sunsets, but we'll see that later as we go to the south tip of Long Island.
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To get to Newton's Cay you must cross this foot bridge
We decide to cross one at a time! |
Newton's Cay is located on the northeast side of Long Island. We drive from Cape Santa Maria east to the end of the road. We park in a park and cross a collapsed auto bridge to hike a trail that emerges on to this gorgeous beach. It's a secluded and quiet beach and cove that is rimmed by islands that have palm trees trimming their ridges.
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| Small islands just off shores of the beach |
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| Land side of the beach is rugged brush and small palms |
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D explores the rocky shores to find Frontline, flea control for dogs.
Frontline was one of the items on the El Faro that continues to wash ashore.
We have found them from Little Harbor in the Berry lslands to Long Island.
He gives them to residents with dogs. Others give it to animal control. |
We parked at a nature park to go to the beach and found it amazing. It had plants that Long Island grows in its thin and rocky land. The plantations brought most of the plants but found they could not be grown on a large scale. Long Island grows sisal plant, corn, papaya, watermelon, and cotton for subsistence and to export to other islands, although the major packing house in Clarence Town was destroyed in the hurricane and is not operational.
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| Sisal plant surrounded by decorative queen conch |
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| Plant processed to make sisal that is shipped to make rope |
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| Corn on the cob |
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| Papaya |
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A decorative tree that shows the struggle for survival
in this beautiful but harsh environment. |
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| Cactus |
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| Watermelon vine |
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| Cotton |
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