Keji Seaside Adjunct

A long weekend means getting away and so we set off for Keji Seaside Adjunct for a hike.
The trail is located in Port Joli on the South Shore of NS, between Liverpool and Lockport.
Kejimkujik Seaside Adjunct is locaed at : 1188 St Catherines River Rd, Port Joli, NS B0T 1S0
Here is the link to the google map:
https://goo.gl/maps/UJeY9C289wL2

This is the sign posted in the park

The road into the park is bumpy- pavement turns into dirt road...watch the holes!!
Once there, there are washrooms ( if the main washrooms are locked look to the right of this building for an outhouse that is always open) and a sizable parking lot. Proceed onto the trail which starts out as a gravel path but changes to boardwalk

The boardwalk is a magical section of the trail. Sea breezes and beautiful tundra are seen all around you.

The start of the trail

, dirt path and large beach rocks depending on where you are on the trail system. I'm not known for my nimbleness lol so I found the large beach stones challenging to stumble over..next time I will don a good pair of hiking boots to give me better ankle support.

Large beach rocks make for an "ankle turning" experience! Hiking boots are helpful here!

It was 18 degrees but it was very cool by the ocean..I wished i had a jacket.
We saw an incredible diversity of plants

Fiddleheads

small violets

 red leaves of the pitcher plant

moss/lichen on a tree. I found it beautiful in its own way!

and there seemed to be quite a few small blue butterflies. When we reached the beach, we were greeted by the barks of a herd of seals sunning themselves on the rocks 50 yards from the shore. There are look offs and there were folks with binoculars bird and animal watching..so I made a  mental note to bring a pair next time😊 I would have loved to have had a closer view of the seals.

At the end of our hike, which was 7.5 km, we checked for ticks and my hiking partner had 6 ticks on his pants and I had one on my sock....PLEASE DRESS APPROPRIATELY AND CHECK YOURSELF CAREFULLY!!

                                                   Video of the trail..a gorgeous tundra area