After a calm day on the Alligator River the day before, we
were hoping again for calm seas when crossing the Albemarle Sound up to
Elizabeth City. We were cautioned that
the Albemarle Sound can be uncomfortable because any wind from any direction
coupled with the shallow depth of the wide ocean inlet will kick up the
seas. As it turned out, it was not
unlike an afternoon on Lake Huron with 3-4 feet choppy waves on the beam – not
ideal, but doable.
We docked at the Mariners’ Wharf at Elizabeth City for no
charge. We were the only vessel on the wharf
and we decided to stay aboard Terrmar rather than go exploring. Although situated alongside a beautiful park
we also had a group of men loitering in an isolated corner of the park at the
bow of our boat all afternoon and into the evening.
At sunrise we caught an early bridge opening and started up
the Great Dismal Swamp Canal. It was an
8 hour day on the water with a lock at the south and north end of the long,
narrow, shallow, winding part of the ICW.
Originally purchased by a group of business men including George
Washington in the 1700s to harvest timber, today this canal has been preserved
as a National Wildlife Refuge.
Terri
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| Leaving Alligator Marina @ sunrise |
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| Mariners' Wharf Elizabeth City |
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| Terrmar tied to Mariners' Wharf |
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| Great Dismal Swamp Canal |
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| Looking back at Dismal Swamp |
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| Turtles sunning in the swamp |
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| Yes I remember locking! |
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| Tight squeeze on the canal |
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| Leaving North Carolina, entering Virginia |
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