Row Boat in Dismal Swamp Canal, AICW Alternate Route
Traveling south, the Dismal Swamp Canal route exits the Waterway westward immediately south of the I-64 fixed bridge at statute mile 7.1. The Dismal Swamp Canal Welcome Center, A SALTY SOUTHEAST CRUISERS’ NET SPONSOR, is located on the east shore of the Canal at Statute Mile 28. Our thanks to Director Stewart for sharing this experience.
We had the pleasure of meeting Victor Mooney, a gentleman who has attempted for the past 10 years to travel across the ocean in a mission to raise Aids awareness. He is a gentle spirit who has had some serious challenges, including running out of food, underestimating the rations needed to cross the ocean while expending so many calories, sharks and pirates’¦’¦and is making the final journey to meet his family in New York.
He came to the Swamp yesterday and stayed with us overnight. He deeply respects the waterways and those who travel. He even did not fault the pirates or the shark who put a hole in his boat’¦’¦he stated they were `hungry’. He believes God has guided his path through all of this journey, even when he had to be rescued and stopped for periods of time.
I would like to ask the boating community to keep an eye out for Victor. Show him hospitality and slow down and calm the wake if you pass by. His vessels name is `Spirit of Malabo’ named after the capital of Equatorial Guinea. To read more about him, follow these links.
www.goreechallenge.com
http://www.dailyadvance.com/news/man-crossing-atlantic-rowboat-stops-ec-2963889
goreechallenge@gmail.com
Donna Stewart, Director
Dismal Swamp Welcome Center
2356 US Hwy 17N
South Mills, NC 27976
Phone ~ 252-771-8333
www.DismalSwampWelcomeCenter.com
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