Worship Service and a Trip to Okefenokee Swamp Park

January 26th - Sunday  58 degrees - high

We started our day off with our worship service at the Kings Bay Naval Subase Chapel, where Chaplain LT Catherine Pace led us in worship.  Her sermon was was titled Does Perfected Love Exist?  The scripture that she chose was 1 John 4: 17-19.  This of course, if the scripture that tells us of Gods perfect love for us and how we are to pass that love on to all that we meet.  Her message was a meaningful message.  As I sat and listened to her message, I couldn't help but have my inner spirit be quieted, as outside I could see a small lake with ducks and other native birds on the lake.  Very peaceful along with a message of God's love, what a perfect way to start the day and our week.

After our worship service we stopped at a Waffle House for breakfast, for what else, but Georgia peach waffles and eggs, then back home to change our clothes and then we decided to head off to Okefenokee Swamp.

We drove to a place, that we had noted while out driving, that was making smoked barbecue to pick up sandwiches to put in our picnic basket and we were off.  It was a beautiful drive through the country on route 40.  Lou was telling me how they grow pine trees to use for pulp wood and we got to see the whole  process.  Fields that had been cleared of the pines, newly planted trees, some a few years old and mature trees that were being harvested.

Newly planted trees

Trees ready to be harvested

When we arrived at Okefenokee Swamp, we walked around a bit then boarded the train to travel through the swamp.  We did see two Gators, it was a little too cold to see more.  It was in the low 50's while we were there, and I was darn glad that I had my heavy coat and mittens to ride the train.

The entrance

The Gift Shop

Going out to the train

A seventy-five year old gator (female)

Many of the plants and trees were pointed out to us, and many of these were the same species that we had seen while we were in Nova Scotia, at that time they were in bloom, so we knew what they were supposed to look like.

A moon shine still 

I took this picture, as it showed a bale of cotton.

After we finished our train ride and walking tour, it was getting cold and darker, we were glad to get back into the car, turn on the heater and enjoy our picnic in the warmth of the car.  Tomorrow we are in hopes we can hit a museum, as we are supposed to have bad weather.