We were up at 0630, made coffee, loaded the outboard and dinghy topside, and raised the anchor in time to make the 0830 opening of the Elizabeth City bascule bridge. Just made it to the South Mills lock at the southern end of the Dismal Swamp Canal for the 1100 opening. Locking through was easy although it took nearly an hour. The lock tender flooded the lock with fresh water from the Dismal Swamp and raised Seascape and two other boats eight feet to the water level of the canal. All three boats tied up at the face dock at the Dismal Swamp Welcome Center located on US Highway 17, approximately 18 miles north of Elizabeth City and three miles south of the NC/VA line, at about 1200.
About 1500, four more boats arrived that were heading south on the canal. The first three boats used all the space in the dock so the four additional boats rafted to the ones that were there. Breakin’ Wind rafted next to us. It’s home port was Dallas, Texas. Dora baked a chicken, corn and squash and we ate on the aft deck. The four late boats invited us over for a glass of wine later. It was fun visiting with everyone.
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