Sept 25 - Norfolk VA to Goat Island, NC (Pasquotank River)

Departed Norfolk Naval Station MWR Marina at 0815 and headed south.  Traveled down the Elizabeth River through Norfolk and Portsmouth, then up Deep Creek and into the Great Dismal Swamp Canal.  Anchored at Goat Island at 5:30. Yes, beautiful Goat Island - where every day's a holiday, every night a party!  Well, except for tonight, as there's no one but me and the mosquitoes.  This is actually one of my favorite anchorages along this route.  Nice and peaceful.

Buoy 36 - Official start of the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway (aka ICW)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intracoastal_Waterway

Warships in dry dock - Portsmouth 

 Deep Creek Locks -

Dismal Swamp Canal (lots of swamp algae in this shot) 

Mysterious Goat Island