Annual Sea Asparagus Safari June 25, 2012

The day after Hospital Day ... even though we knew the weather was due to change we understood that we needed to get out and both have a hike and do our annual harvesting of sea asparagus soooooo we arranged to meet at 9 with bags and scissors in hand and off we went heading westward.

We had a possible closer fall-back location [in case weather was bad] but decided that we liked the hike so much we would do our longer traditional hike; so off we went up the Inlet, about 45 minutes to the site! It wasn't t-shirt weather but it was a pleasant hike to the spot! Lots of talk about recipes and storage etc. Freezing, drying, fresh ... changes of water, stir fries, sauces, etc.

We had our international hiker with us and as suspected while we couldn't give her a recognizable name for our sea asparagus she did indeed recognize them from her Belgium homeland.

Didn't take too long to pick all we could handle ... and our timing was perfect, as a cold western wind came up to push us home and even a few sprinkles.

 

The trip was worth it ... home for lunch, made in minutes; fresh crab, fresh sea asparagus, with melted cheese ... a pleasant hike to clear any cobwebs from Hospital Day dance ... all very good!