We had a real early start from Elizabeth City today. We wanted to make the lock at the start of the Dismal Swamp for 8:30 and it was 18 miles away. Our first start before sunrise!
We made the 06:00 bridge at Elizabeth City and continued on up the Pasquotank River as it narrowed. It was absolutely beautiful.
Approaching South Mills Lock in duckweed
We got to the South Mills Lock at 8:30 and did the 8 foot lift without any problems (our first lockage with the boat). We got through the lock in about 30 minutes and were on our way. The view was great but repetitive for six hours.
The one thing we will remember were the yellow flies that really took a liking to Chris.
The water looked like Coca-Cola which explains the brown stains on every one's boat ....
We arrived at the Deep Creek Lock at 15:00 and locked out to the Deep Creek. A left turn took us into Elizabeth River and on to Chesapeake VA.
Here we encountered the Chesapeake Police boat which requested a boarding to inspect us.
They had guns and we complied. They were very efficient and we were able to prove we owned the boat, had no Mexicans or Cubans on board and had all of the required safety gear and the heads did not flush overboard.
The remainder of today's trip took us past numerous naval repair yards where we saw some submarines and other warships.
We got a dock at the Waterside Marina in Norfolk VA and took the opportunity to go to the Bayou Boogaloo Festival. We had lots of fun watching a busker do his contortionist routine.
We walked downtown and had a great supper.
Best Fish 'n Chips on the planet is at Snappers ... they use flounder.
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