Day 46 – Okefenokee National Park

We had a nice day today.  I did wake to a flat tire.  I have begun putting the tube in my tire so that when I find the hole in the tube, I can find out where the tire might have something in it. Today I found another shard of metal in the same place that I received my second flat.  I think the same piece of metal has caused four of my flats.  It was difficult to find and it just worked away slowly on the tube until it wore a whole.  I fixed it and I hope that that particular problem doesn’t cause anymore flats.

We rode about 45 miles today.  About 10 of which was going to the Okefenokee Swamp.  We took a boat tour into the swamp.  It really isn’t a swamp, it is a peat bog.  Back in the late 1800’s, some people had the idea to drain the bog and started digging a canal to do it.  They ran out of money before the canal was finished and that is where they take the tour boats.  It really is pretty in there with the Cyprus Trees and Spanish moss hanging.  We were able to see alligators and turtles and a bunch of birds.

I also had to cook again today, so this has turned out to be a busy day.  It is quite late at night so this posting is going to be rather short.  This is our last day in Georgia.  Tomorrow we will begin the trek down the eastern side of Florida.