We are "Traveling the Parks" and learning along the way. Our first stop was the Congaree National Park in South Carolina. This park was a hidden gem, just don't forget the bug screen when you go!
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Hey everybody! Welcome to the Waddock Way. I'm Jessica. I'm Emily. I'm Kevin. And we just got
back from Congaree National Park in South Carolina. So we're going to tell you guys
something that we learned while we were there and then show you part of our trip. So Emily,
do you want to start? Okay good. Tell them something you learned. I learned about what
cypress knees? Yes. I did not know that they were there and I learned what they were for
for the trees. They were actually for them to breathe like when the water came up.
Um things sticking up out of the ground over there by those trees? Yeah. Those are the cypress
knees. That's the knee or part of the root that comes from the tree that comes up above the ground
or above the water so the tree can breathe. It kind of looks like a stalagmite that goes
like up from the tree. We'll go and check it out.
So what about you babe? What did you learn? I was surprised. I learned that
against what I would assume we went to the pretty much the middle of South Carolina.
Would not expect to find all the habitats and all the experiences of Florida in the middle of South
Carolina. But there were cypress trees, cypress knees, swamps, pine trees, and mosquitoes just
like home. So we got a complete 100 southern Florida style welcome to South Carolina to start
our park adventure. Other than that the park's a blast. Lots of decks to walk on so you're not
actually walking in the mud or tripping over roots and stuff like that. It's all elevated.
It's really nice. Um clean. Just had an overall good time.
What about you babe? What did you learn? I learned if you're going to go to the Congaree National Park
make sure you don't forget your bug spray like we did because unfortunately it's actually kind
of funny. There's a mosquito meter at the front of the park in the visitor center and it will tell
you how bad the mosquitoes are. And a six is it's a war zone. So it wasn't quite a war zone today. It
was severe um which was still pretty rough and we didn't take bug spray with us. Nope we sure didn't.
So if you're going to Congaree National Park do not forget your bug spray.
It was kind of like a hidden gem. I would say so yeah. Yeah it was definitely not a national park
that was on our bucket list. We had a really good time there and I'm very glad that we did it. What
about you? What was your favorite part of the whole Congaree National Park experience? Well my
favorite part is when I like when it was almost the end of the trip
and I got my badge. I was super excited. Yeah I was pretty proud of you on that one.
Okay so on a scale of one to ten let's rate it. What are you gonna rate the Congaree National
Park on a scale of one to ten? Like one being don't waste your time going. Ten being oh my
gosh don't miss this. It's like the best thing ever. Okay it wasn't absolutely the best thing
ever but I'm gonna rate it an eight. That's pretty good. What about you? What would you rate it? I
think that's fair. I would give a seven or an eight. It's it was a surprise. It was a hidden gem.
It teaches you a lot but I think it'd been better with bug spray. I was gonna rate it a seven. I
definitely see it being an eight with some bug spray or in maybe cooler weather when the bugs
aren't as bad or on a day when like if you could call ahead and say hey your mosquito meter is it
a one to two because it was a four today when we went so if you were able to go and it was like a
one to two then definitely go enjoy it and the park would by far be an eight or if it's a little
bit higher on the mosquito meter just don't forget that bug spray. Very much so.
Where are we heading? We are heading down the boardwalk. So where is that on the map?
I see boat landing. Well the visitor center is right here. That's where we just were a minute
ago. I found the boardwalk. Yep so that's where we're headed now. Yes ma'am. Oh we're going on a
trail it looks like. So we're going to be looking we're at least going to try to look at this.
And what else? What's on there? Um what else? We're also going to be looking for a snake
and an anole which is a kind of lizard type thing. Oh wait I actually saw one of those
when we were down there by the visitor center. Can I go and check it off? Yep if you saw one.
I'm kind of hoping we don't see the snake. Well let's at least see the snake at a safe distance.
