I have long said that the Waccamaw River north of Georgetown SC was the
most beautiful place on earth. Not any longer. Going upstream from
Elizabeth City, the Pasquotank River is even more beautiful than the
Waccamaw. As you turn and wind your way upstream the river gets narrower
and the lush banks and trees get closer. Occasionally you have to pick
your way around a floating island. And then, about 15 miles along, you
get to the locks which lift the boat about 10 feet, and "beautiful",
"spectacular", becomes "stunning". The Dismal Swamp Canal is beautiful
beyond description. The banks have cascades of vines from the trees to
the water. Virgin forests and big trees on both sides. It is narrow, and
the trees grow right on the canal banks, their limbs extending over the
canal, sometimes more than half way. I had to be constantly aware of
what was above me. I had to drive a serpentine course, dodging
overhanging limbs. Walt Disney could not have created a more spectacular
location. It truly is a national treasure. 
Today, Tuesday, is a
really good day for boating. The heat has finally subsided, high only in
the 80's, the sun is not baking down on me, and periodically I get a
fresh water washdown. I am on my way to the upper Alligator River for
tonight, then tomorrow on to Chocowinity.Bill Doar
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