Carolina in my Mind
After departing Norfolk, our stay at Atlantic Yacht Basin (AYB) was only one night as the part I had ordered for delivery there had arrived on the previous Friday. We used our morning there to install the part, retrieve some clothing we had left at the local dry cleaners the previous month, visit the grocery store and buy a few items at the marine store. We had fueled the previous afternoon, for the first time in a month, so were ready to depart before noon. Our plan had been to take the Great Dismal Swamp canal to Elizabeth City rather than the Currituck Sound route to Albemarle Sound, but taking that route would add a day as it is very slow. The swamp canal is narrow, and only a 6' depth so travel is restricted to idle speed. The canal was dug in the early 1800's by hand, by slaves. The weather forecast was telling us we had two good days though to make time so given our experience so far on this trip, we decided to pass on the canal. The afternoon trip to Coinjock, t