The next morning, we took our time getting up and preparing to leave the apartment. Check-out wasn’t until 11:00. We drove 45 minutes or so to get to the entrance to the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge. We booked a boat tour and walked around the Visitor’s Center exploring until it was time to leave. Captain Bill was our tour guide. He was a retired school teacher, and he kept everyone interested throughout the 90-minute tour. We saw alligators, turtles, a snake, sleeping owls, herons, hawks, some other kind of bird, and a fox squirrel. My camera battery died while on Cumberland Island, and I forgot to bring my charger, so Will took over with his camera for the Okefenokee trip. I was so relieved that he brought it with him. I am not a talented photographer, but I do like having photos to look back on. After the boat tour, we ate lunch at the Cornelia Café at the Visitor’s Center and then headed home. It was almost dark when we got back. All the kids say they had a blast, so I would say that it was a successful trip! I would love to go back and camp on Cumberland Island someday.
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just one more. It's from one of our dinners out in Saint Mary's. Rosemary wanted to sit in her Daddy's lap. Contrary to popular belief, he does hug his kids sometimes.
