This week’s travel theme is about the power of pallid.  These photos are from a magical summer afternoon in June 2012, paddling near Edisto Island, South Carolina (aka, Heaven).

We launched from Cherry Point Landing (Wadmalaw) and headed for Deveaux Bird Sanctuary,
an “Important Bird Area” at the mouth of the North Edisto River.
Just us, the dolphins, seabirds, and Lord Willin.

Our plans changed due to weather and wind. We decided to visit serene, uninhabited (by people) Botany Bay, a 4687-acre wildlife preserve located on Edisto Island. It’s managed by the Department of Natural Resources as part of the agency’s Wildlife Management Area Program.

Another marvel—the tracks of a sea turtle, heading back to the ocean.