I had another day at Fort Jackson planned, but had to stop and photograph the alligators on the way, so cool. Day seven went pretty much as the previous one did, with me helping out where ever I could and talking to the very positive and up beat team that were there (one person had taken a class with me in Palm Desert some 4 years ago!). I decided to leave by 6 pm and return to my lodgings, shower off the copious sweat, and go to the local marina restaurant for supper. I was able to talk to many chaps involved in this whole mess. One is actually manufacturing, as rapidly as they can, anchors for the booms, as they have run out. Also many of the local people are quite dismayed at what is going on, and shared with me what they were doing.

I was leaving in the morning, they were in it for the long haul.