On the road south

After a warmer but cloudy Tuesday we sat around the campfire under the stars, burning a fine bundle of oak purchased at the marina office.  Most states are very particular that campfire wood only be from local sources; trying to control the introduction of pests. 

A little reflection on Carolina Beach State Park before we get to our next park which will be in Georgia.  The campground is very flat and quite sandy.  The trails which include one for seeing Venus Flytraps are somewhat well marked.  There were a few places where we just were not sure which way to go because what appeared to be an intersection with other marked trails turned out not to be the case.  We were quite interested to see that some trails had been swept of pine needles.  Another interesting aspect of the park was the Longleaf Pine on which the needles were often over 12" in length and the trees cones were monstrous!  (A quick check in the Audubon guide confirmed that these are indeed the trees on the east coast with the largest cones and needles.) We were temped to grab a few but Paul said there would be big ones in Georgia and Florida.

Wednesday am we awoke to clear skies and 51 degrees,   Our continuing route south was nearly all on Rt 17 from just south of Wilmington to Skidaway Island State Park, which is to the south and east of Savannah.

We stopped to stretch our lets at the South Carolina Visitors Information Center.  A lovely spot which even had wifi.

Wonderful transition into Charleston, SC.  Super bridge and you can see Paul and Dee just in the center lane two vehicles up!

Bride into Georgia

We crossed several more bridges, one of which was across  the Savannah River on the border between South Carolina and Georgia. Inland, the temperature briefly jumped up to 71 and then dropped back down into the upper 50's as we approached the campground. Skidaway SP is a tall tree-filled flat park near the Intracoastal Waterway.  Its trees are all hung with beards of spanish moss, and we look forward to explore the park more on Thursday morning.