Fabulous Friday - August 25

​Happy Friday!!! Here comes the weekend!!
 
We survived our camping trip. Good golly, we had fun!

​That is once we got to our campsite, located in the back country and accessible only by canoe or kayak. High winds and choppy water made the paddling a bit of a chore. Of course the wind was in our faces, ha!
 
Keji (that’s what us locals call Kejimkujik National Park, pronounced ked-gee) is a little piece of heaven here in Nova Scotia. You know what I love the most? The smell. Hard to describe but it’s a mix of evergreens, leaf loam, and air so clear you just want to take a bite out of the sky.

​Also, the quiet. All you can hear is the wind in the trees, the “plop” of frogs jumping into the water, and in the evening, the loons. Such a haunting, sad sound. Especially so when you’re aware of their low numbers. 

​Once the sun sets, shortly after 9PM, the coyotes come out to play –at a distance, thank goodness. On this trip we heard what sounded like a whole litter of pups welcoming the parents home from a day of hunting. Or, my theory, misbehaving pups getting a good spanking, LOL. And a bit later we heard owls chatting about the day’s rodent catch. I think it was screech owls because their conversation started with an all-mighty screech.

​Innumerable stars blanket the sky. More than you can imagine. On a clear night every inch of sky contains a star or two.
 
Can you tell I love this place? I’ve been camping here for as long as I can remember. First with my family, then with the Girl Guides. Hubby and I tented here when we were dating, and we spent part of our honeymoon at one of the back-country sites. We brought our kids when they were little, and have done so almost every year since.
 
Do you like camping? Have a favourite park?