Dismal Swamp

Over 200 years ago they cut a path through the “Dismal Swamp” to make a shorter route to the Albemarle Sound and to access the rich timber stands that the swamp held. It took slaves about 10 years to do the digging and clearing for the project but the result still stands today. We locked into it yesterday with 4 other boats and started down a part of NC maritime history. After a while, as we motored between the overhanging trees of the canal, I had Anna take the wheel and I took the camera and climbed the mast to stand on the spreaders and take some pictures. I was about 30+ feet in the air and moving along at 5 miles /hour. It felt like I was flying through the tree tops. Some of the branches were so close that if I had moved out to the tip of the spreader I could have plucked leaves right off from the branches. It was fantastic. Here's the canal in the early morning and an aerial shot "flying" through the trees.