I know I am very behind on posts on this blog but here are some pictures and captions from Annapolis, MD to Oriental, NC

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Ghost lighthouse in the Chesapeake

 

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Loading container ships in Norfolk, VA

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Big Ship in Norfolk

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Staten Island Ferry being towed by a tug in Norfolk, VA

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Ship under repair?

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Going into the lock to the Dismal Swamp. The lock tender, Rob, asked me to bring him back a conch shell for his collection (seen behind him). Rob has been the lock tender here for over 20 years and sees a lot of the same people year after year transiting the ICW. He was curious what my deal was, being about 40 years younger than the average people passing through. I said I didn’t feel like waiting that long.

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Me in the Dismal Swamp

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Elizabeth City, the “Harbor of Hospitality”

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The alligator-pungo canal. First time i saw the sun in a while.

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Fishing boats in goose creek. I woke up this morning in a close by anchorage to duck hunters with shotguns all around me :-/

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Shrimp boats as I pull into the harbor of Oriental, NC.

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South end of the Alligator River

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