Waycross Vacations, Waycross Vacation Reviews, Tourism Guide

Today the weather was really nasty, rain and wind and cold. We decided to go to the Okefenokee Swamp anyway. In a way of reversed Murphy's law, the weather got better the closer we got to the swamp. When we arrived it was warm with only a few clouds in the sky. We took a train ride and a boat tour, topped off with a nature show. The train ride was very slow and relaxed with a stop at the country store (buy, people, buy). During the ride we got stories about the history of the park. During t...

Today we headed up to Okefenokee Swamp for the day.  Since it was December the alligators were nowhere to be seen, even though it was 80 degrees outside.  In fact, we didn't see much wildlife after all, just some birds and lizards.  We visited the information center to watch a short video on the swamp.   We took some time to view the exhibits they had on display before driving to the Chesser homestead.  The Chesser homestead is a quaint dwelling that was once inh...