Hi folks, Well it's that time of year again ... southbound, wagons ho! And the choice whether to take Virginia Cut (Route 1) or the Dismal Swamp Canal (Route 2) from Norfolk to Albermarle Sound is already fueling the Forum fires. Diana and I are BIG fans of the Dismal Swamp Route and for those interested here's a PassageMaker Magazine article we wrote to back it up! https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/3291490/magazine%20articles/PMM0514%20ICW%20Dismal%20Frugal%20Doyle.pdf Stay in the deep water, Mark & Diana Doyle m/v Semi-Local www.OnTheWaterChartGuides.org