It was a cold morning as we left with three other sailboats to catch the 8:30
bridge and lock at South Mills, the south end of the Dismal Swamp Canal.
The sunrise was gorgeous and the river after we left the canal was extremely
winding and narrow with many areas totally coverd with duckweed making
it look surreal. The swamp forest we were traveling through had lots of bald
cypress and had a very "swampy" appearance. I enjoyed it.
When we came into Elizabeth City we decided to dock at some free docks in
front of The Mid Atlantic Christian University instead of the free town docks,
at the advice of an experienced cruiser we met. As we pulled in I saw that we
were tying up next to a boat that said "Maritime Ministries" named "Praise
The Lord". This was amazing. We have known of this ministry since 15 years
ago when it started, ministering to Long Island, Bahamas. The couple started
by living on their boat and doing ministry from there. We had met them in
Richmond, VA but had never seen the boat, only heard stories. It was interesting
to meet Mike, from the U.K and catch up on Reuben and Debra.
We were hosted by the visitor staff from Elizabeth City to wine, beer, cheese
and roses for the ladies.
There was a great museum in town, free.
23 miles
Swampy looking Pasquotank River covered with duckweed
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