I talked John into taking a 6.5 mile hike today because it was going to be fairly cool and cloudy which is good weather for hiking. We started out this morning walking in an area very similar to what we biked in yesterday, fairly open with scattered palm trees, lots of ferns and tall grasses. At times we were in actual forest with hardwood trees mixed with palms. I think most of them were cypress as the ground was muddy and there were "knees" poking up along the path. Past the halfway point we entered a dense forest with a canopy so low it formed a tunnel around the path. Once vultures, startled by us, took off from the ground and low tree branches and scared us! Another spot was full of robins chirping and singing, flitting from tree to tree.
The trail map showed two areas with water and mud but we thought they were just landmarks along the trail. But, no, they were actually areas where we had to wade thru the water and tromp in the mud! At one of three water crossings the water almost came over the tops of our hiking boots, the mud sucked off the rubber tips on John's hiking poles and threatened to pull off his boot, and my pant legs were heavy with black mud and grass stains. As we are fond of saying, "Been there, done that, NOT doing it again!" We can cross swamp walks off of our list of things to do.
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