We eased out of Santee pretty early in the morning. Early enough that we were some of the first ones at Congaree National Park. We checked in at the visitor center first, as is our custom. Chris got her book stamped and I roamed around a bit.
And what to my wandering eyes should appear, but an array of the most unusual critters, all of whom stared sadly at me. And what was so unusual? Well, aside from the fact that, according to the park ranger, they had been completely unsuccessful in convincing anyone to adopt, I think the overriding issue could possibly have been … the critters in question were giant mosquitoes. Yep. We adopted one on the spot. Mable. Mable Mosquito. And she has become great friends with the rest of our travel companions.
With Mable safely ensconced in the travel buddies seat, we headed on to our next park. This one was especially unusual. Its name? 96. No, that’s right. Just Ninety Six. No one knows for sure where the name came from - maybe the estimated distance from the area (which was an old Indian trading post) to the coast. Not sure how that works out in real time. So we 96’d our way through our second hike of the day that took us through the site of the first Southern battle of the Revolutionary War. Pretty interesting. Pretty tough hike, too. This place has hills.
From there we headed toward Carl Sandburg’s house. Yep, it’s a national park now. We couldn’t make it in time to go yesterday, though, so we got a hotel in Greenville, just south of our goal. We are also keeping our eyes on the wildfires not far from Greenville.
And speaking of Greenville, we had a great visit last night with some old friends. We knew Andy and Jennie from his time as worship pastor at Seaside many years ago. They now live in the area, and he teaches at North Greenville University. Thanks for making the drive down to catch up, you two.
1 Peter 4:8 says, Above all, maintain an intense love for each other, since love covers a multitude of sins.
Father, thanks for the chance to visit with old friends. Bless Andy and Jennie and their family. Amen.
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