Today I went with Davis on his very last elementary school field trip (sniff, sniff) to the Isle of Palms, which is a Barrier Island near Charleston. We left our house at 6:25 a.m. and didn't return to the school until nearly 6 p.m. It was a very long, very cold, but very fun day. We learned several amazing facts. For instance, did you know the Palmetto Tree isn't a tree at all but actually grass? It's still listed as South Carolina's state tree because they didn't figure that out until after all the stamps had been made and it was already in text books. The weather was very cold but sunny so it wasn't all bad. We took a boat trip that was very windy and cold but beautiful. I enjoyed my day with Davis, it was very bittersweet.
It was dark and early but we were excited.
I took this for Andrew, it's the skull of an Atlantic Bottle-nosed Dolphin.
The saltwater side.
This looks like tracks a snake would have made but it's actually from a sea otter going from the freshwater side to the saltwater side.
Listening to our guide. Davis is the last one on the left.
The freshwater side.
The beach with leftover hurricane damage.
It was tough to navigate through it at times.
Davis on the beach.
On the beach with my favorite fifth grader.
The horseshoe crab skeleton he found.
Getting ready to learn about crabs.
The Blue Crab.
A Crab Catcher, like the one they use on Deadliest Catch.
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