Jenny & Danny's Great Loop Adventure on "The Other Woman"

Elizabeth City through the Great Dismal Swamp to Norfolk (MM 79-0)...                           Where we have been and where we are going........... Elizabeth City is called the Harbor of Hospitality.  In 1983, 2 boaters from here started bringing wine and cheese down to group of boaters tying up in town. One of those boaters also brought a rose to all of the women in the group. While these 2 men have passed on, the town people continue to meet boaters coming into the town to show their hospitality and welcome them into downtown Elizabeth City.  There is a free marina in downtown but we chose to stay at Lamb's marina which is owned and run by Larry Lamb.  One of the nicest gentlemen you would ever meet.  He let us use his personal car to go downtown! Indians inhabited this area for many years before English settlers came in 1587 to Roanoke Island.  Throughout the state there are 8 recognized Indian tribes.  Throughout both World War I and II, many Indians from the state volunteered

 Traveling the South Carolina & North Carolina Coast (MM 465- 84)... I’m our attempt to get to Norfolk for the Great Loop meeting on time, we are having to do many one day stops on this leg of our trip. There will be minimal history but as you will see other interesting items of note! Leaving Charleston Harbor and going north on the ICW allowed us to get closer to Fort Sumter though it was so early, its marvelous USA flag was not on display.  We passed Sullivan’s Island and saw its lighthouse. We always enjoyed spending time here when Morgan lived in Charleston and Isle of Palms.  Throughout our travels during this stretch it was just pure simplicity of nature with the noise of water splashing from fish and dolphins as well as the cackling of the various birds.       Eagles, white pelicans, and great egrets in their mating plumage! Prior to arriving in Georgetown, we saw these small islands with wooden gates set up.  When we looked into further, we realized these were rice fields a

Charleston by way of John's Island(MM 465)... Rainbow Row- the longest cluster of Georgian row houses in the US.  These homes date between 1720 to 1790.  The preservation of these structures on the outside are remarkable.  I can't imagine the inside.  Leaving Hilton Head, we planned to stop at Bohickit Market and Marina.  The travel and stop were great. We were on the ICW side and .3 miles from the entrance to Kiawah Island.  They have a nice shopping area to walk around and enjoy the outside.  Many years ago we had been here with the kids but it was much smaller.  Schools being out, there were a numbers of families in the area.  As we have seen, the dolphins, bird life including this beautiful Bald Eagle continue to make our Loop even more enjoyable.  I am somewhat surprised the number of dolphins we have seen far up into rivers where I would think the water would be too fresh.  The river did multiple twists and turns allowing us to look at the beautiful houses.  We saw some f