We found a National Park that I had never heard of-Congaree, one of the least visited in the USA

It’s a swamp or more accurately a wetland of International Significance, just like our Laguna de Santa Rosa which also bears the RAMSAR title. I’m not giving Glenn the Finger , just pushing my glasses up but what really caught my eye is the blue in the front of the pic. It’s the sky reflected in the water.
The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands of International Importance (Especially as Waterfowl Habitat)
is an international treaty for the conservation and sustainable use of wetlands. It is named after the city of Ramsar in Iran, where the convention was signed in 1971.
Bald Cypress with “knees” for stabilization. Very different habitat- saw deer, wild pig, heron, praying mantis and fox squirrels
Our campsite at Poinsett State Park where many bold Fox Squirrels resided
Finally we had some time for playing. We stayed here two nights
Passed by cotton fields picked and waiting to be picked
Finally got the fried green tomatoes I’ve been jonsing for at Steffen’s in Kingsland, SC.
Our first traffic slowdown. Amazing after traveling for nearly four thousand miles!
Meanwhile at home in Sebastopol our new Satsuma tree is ripening those beautiful fruit, and the persimmons are ready for drying.
The Okefenokee Swamp on the border of Georgia and Florida is beautiful. We took several short hikes, some on boardwalks and another to an old homestead
Some of you may not know how much I love to sweep. These old brooms made of palmetto fronds were hanging on the porch and I just had to use one to sweep the sand off the porch.
I’ve always wanted to make a broom and this looked to me like a device used for such an undertaking
One of the walks ended at this lookout where we spied turtles in the mud
These gopher tortoises viewed through a telescope on the tower are a keystone species. We did not see one alligator but caught sight of a red-cockaded woodpecker, the egret, and a red-shouldered hawk.

Glenn took this beautiful shot of the lily pads.

It’s been very relaxing to stay here for two days. We are finally learning to slowdown after a month on the road. Tomorrow we head to Florida for our last “visits” with family. Then we will begin our journey west.