Getting Warmer

Wake up temperature was a balmy 73°F, rising to 81°F (27°) by early afternoon.

We decided to head a few miles up the road for our daily walk to Blythe Island Regional Park. We had been there before and decided to go again as it is more interesting walk than going around the concrete roads of the campground.

The walk starts off going along the edge of the South Brunswick River, about 5 miles down river is a huge parking lot. This lot is filled with cars coming in from Europe for distribution in the US. The cars come in by ship and then are hauled out either by train or truck transporter. Not a particularly good picture below as the camera has focused on the palm leaves rather than the boat.

Car Transporter

At the start of the walk on the rivers edge there was a strong wind, strong enough to create 2ft. waves and whitecaps on the river, just a few feet inside the forest is was calm.

A little further along the path Lyn stopped and said “come look at this” in a very casual voice. “This” turned out to be a Southern Black Racer snake. As most of you know Lyn is not a great fan of snakes!

Southern Black Racer

The pathway was marked by small palms, and overhead were sheets of Spanish Moss hanging from the tress.

Palms and Spanish Moss

After lunch Lyn headed out to do some shopping and I stayed back at the trailer keeping my brain active with Sudoku, much of the time was spent outside where the strong gusty winds made it feel a loot cooler. Wind Chill does have its uses!