Looking back: Okefenokee Swamp Park

On Sunday morning we drove the western way around to the north, and Waycross, Georgia. There is the Okefenokee Swamp Park: still part of the national wildlife refuge, but this section is run by a commerical proprietor.

First wildlife we saw was this little guy:

This park also had a zoo area, so you could see the alligators up close. It's not nearly as good as seeing them in the wild, though.

We started out just walking around, including on the boardwalk into the swamp.

This man kept following me! :-)

Saw another one of these cute little guys again, too.

Then came, you guessed it, the boat trip,

The most famous inhabitant of the swamp is an opossum named Pogo, who was a comic-strip character many years ago. He is the one who said, "We have met the enemy and he is us," in reference to pollution.

More beautiful sights.

This alligator swam right to our boat, causing slight hysteria amongst some of the passengers.

Her name was Sweetie and she had young in this area.

Again we saw some laying in the sun, looking more like props than real animals. They are NOT small, by the way, but a good 8-10 feet long.

We then drove all the way back to the State Park and our cabin, which I finally remembered to photograph.