Down the Dismal Swamp

We have spent the last two days meandering our way through the Dismal Swamp. From Virginia to North Carolina there are two routes the Intracoastal Waterway takes, the Virginia Cut and the Dismal Swamp. It was strongly recommended that we avoid the Dismal Swamp at all costs due to the damage and suffering it would cause.

Of course we ignored that!

What a beautiful trip we had! While rather shallow, we only hit bottom once or twice. Once that did rattle the mast and rigging!

Today we wandered out the Pasquotank River and ended up at Elizabeth City for a laundry and grocery stop.

Tomorrow it is off across Albemarle Sound bound for the Alligator River and deeper into North Carolina.

Here are some pictures of our transit of the Dismal Swamp (say it like Vincent Price would).