Wacissa River

While wandering in Florida last week, my sister and I went canoeing on the Wacissa River. With the weather so warm, we wanted to whet our paddles early.

We women are not in the least wimpy, and we wished to pit our wits against the waves. Whoops, we forgot repellent to ward off mosquitoes, but as it turned out, they weren't wicked.

Fog wafted over the river and washed us in humidity, but a wisp of west wind kept us cool. Water hyacinths in full bloom floated on the surface.

Would we try a walk on the swampy shore? We were wary, since the thick growth wasn't so welcoming. The shoreline was well-stocked with cypress, oak, magnolias, willows, woodpeckers, water mocassins, and what-not. We were okay with the trees and birds, but we are weak when it comes to snakes.

We watched the water birds watching us. Ducks, heron, and egrets waded in the clear shallows.

Wide-eyed, we witnessed the whorling water as a whale of a gator swam past. Minding our welfare, we didn't wait around to photograph him.
Only slightly weary and not too wet, we returned to wheel-based travel, well-satisfied with our wonderful morning.

(My sis took all the photographs. Doesn't she do great work?)

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