Great Last Day to a Great Trip!

Our awesome 2 week adventure concluded today with a trip to the Seaside Adjunct of Kejimkujik National Park. The main part of Keji is in the interior part of Nova Scotia, but there is a small peninsula that sticks out into the Atlantic that has recently been adopted into the Keji Park System.











What a gorgeous day spent along the oceanside! We took a fabulous 5 mile walk along the edges of the peninsula looking for animal sign (mammal transect). Ironically, for an area without many trees, we found quite a bit of porcupine droppings. Not what I anticipated.

Another new animal we saw today were Common Harbour Seals! There were 9 of them sitting on the rocks during the low tide. They wait for the tide to come back in, then most likely eat again - either from the lobster traps or schools of fish coming in during the tide.
Absolutely gorgeous day!















One thing I thought you'd be curious about... this big wolf-like dog that appears in several pictures. This is Lycos. He belongs to the two scientists that we work with. Lycos is part German Shepard & part Husky. He LOVES to come along on all our trail work, and as you can see, he loves to sit with the gang in the van. He comes in quite handy around dinner time- his favorites are chocolate ice cream and anything it seems in a crackly wrapper.


Like I said, a fabulous last day on a fabulous trip!
Wish me luck at the airport carnival tomorrow.
See you Monday at school!


KVWH