Intracoastal Waterway to Kill Devil Hills on the Outer Banks

Early in the morning we looked at the maps, and the computer, and the itinerary and saw that, sadly but realistically, we could not find enough time to visit both the village at Williamsburg and the Great Dismal Swamp ( the gateway to the ICW in our plans). So we chose the ICW. Williamsburg would have to wait. 

Canal in the Great Dismal Swamp.

A "Welcome to North Carolina" sign in the waterway !

Approaching the dock at the Dismal Swamp park office.

Mike of Toronto sailed Rhapsody in Blue to North Carolina by way of the St. Lawrence River to PEI and Nova Scotia, then to Glocester, Newport, and on to Norfolk. He is headed to the Bahamas for a couple of years and then the Caribbean "for as many years as I like."

Nags Head beach on the Atlantic side.

I like this little house built over the water on the sound side of Kill Devil Hills. It just needs a dock to tie Sirène up to.

Our day ended well when I saw that the hotel we booked had a laundry room for guests! Just like when we're sailing, it's lovely to have fresh clean clothes ;)