October 30, 2021
On our next day on Kiawah, Jasper and Eve led us on a long bike tour of the island. We stuck to the more sheltered landward side of the island. This part of South Carolina is called the low country and it’s easy to see why. The area is very flat and we enjoyed the beautiful views of the extensive marshlands that sit between the island and the mainland.
Dotted throughout the island are scores, if not hundreds, of ponds and each one seems to have a resident alligator or two. Beside each of the ponds is a sign pointing out that it is illegal to feed or harass the alligators. It surprised us that such a warning was necessary. Harassing alligators seems to be self-evidently inadvisable. We also wondered whether it is illegal to feed the gators if they happen to be feeding on you.
Just to show that the signs aren’t just hype, we noticed this massive alligator resting not far behind one sign.
Here he is a little closer up.
Here a couple more of his brethren that we spotted along the way.
Often the ponds are right in front of peoples homes, which makes going out to get the morning paper a whole other thing altogether.
Mal and Lauren 