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My best friend Chris Fahl and I took our two sons to Georgia to the Okeefenokee Swamp and the Cumberland National Sea shore for Spring Break.

               We had a very rainy drive down to the Florida Georgia Border.  By the time we got to the ranger station the sky was clearing and we had beautiful weather the whole rest of the trip.

 We rented a two person kayak and a canoe.  Rowan and I started in the kayak, while Chris and Jay took the canoe.  We paddled to a chickee called Minnies Lake as Rowan and I turned into the campsite there was a 14 foot long alligator sunning on a log 3 feet from our campsite.

 This place was so full of alligators the Chris dubbed it 30 A.P.H.  alligators per hour

 our two tents fit easily on the deck.

 Jay and Rowan took the two boats out and had a naval battle with water plants.

 The second day Chris and I kayaked and the boys canoed. Chris is a fabulous companion for a trip like this.  We paddled to Mixons hammock.  A hammock down south is a patch of woods.  We camped on land that night and the kids had fun building a shelter from branches and spanish moss

 On the third day we paddled out the same dock we started from. Next stop was Cumberland Island Island National Seashore about 35 miles from the swamp.  We took a hiker ferry to the island.  a Carnegie family donation made this piece of heaven into a national Seashore.  There are still private property on the island but it has lots of designated wilderness, wild horses, armadillos and an enormous empty beach.  We camped at a semi developed campsite. 

 The live Oaks are ginormous!