Okefenokee, meaning in Indian "the land of the trembling earth" is a huge swamp in Georgia. The name comes from unique islands that "grow" in the swamp. They're made of peat and are floating on water. They can get thick enough for humans to walk on. We arrived here late morning. On the way here the kids "flew" first class
We found a very nice campsite (that's very easy, all of the campgrounds are empty these days)
By the campsite we saw a lot of does and deer
We took a guided tour in a boat on the swamp, between thousands of Cypress trees, some of them 900 years old. The trees has a kind of beard which is a plant hanging from them, called Spanish moss. It's a kind of Bromelia actually.
The water is packed with Alligators just that it's too cold for them to come up and they stay deep in the water. We did see a lot of wildlife though - turtles, vultures and other birds
The tourists with our guide Carina
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