great dismal swamp in winter

[nautitrix]

BOAT DRIVER
I thank you from the bottom of my heart for such a reasoned and professional response. I am not sculling but working my way south with some experience and I do not believe I have ever read a more informative submission on this site. I respect your advice and am hoping to work into the southern Chesapeake down to Elizabeth city within the week. I do not have access to next weeks forecast but your submission is so concise I will try to tuck in against the sea-wall as you describe before the next cold front. Thank you BobV

[kmacdonald]

Originally Posted by nautitrix

I am frozen in at Deitaville with the thaw supposedly starting tomorrow. Does anyone have any idea how long this will take to thaw 2 inches of ice? Also is anyone able to tell me how far south of Norfolk the ICW is frozen?
I am hoping to get moving as soon as possible.

I'd plan to hunker down for a while at least. Spring will be here before you know it.

[nautitrix]

If I hunker down now will the soon to come spring bring more water, you a funny guy

[rgleason]

Are there any regular larger vessels using Dismal Swamp route who will break up the ice? We we went through I do recall much commercial traffic, but others reading would know better.

[rgleason]

Actually "do not" recall. Sean has no seacockd.

[VBsail]

Are there any regular larger vessels using Dismal Swamp route who will break up the ice?

There is no commercial traffic on the dismal, it all runs on the Albemarle and Chesapeake Canal.

I stopped at the Pungo Ferry Bridge today, MM29 on the A&C. Still froze solid. There is a sail anchored & frozen in on the edge of the channel about a mile north and a powerboat tied off closer to the bridge.

[nautitrix]

Well we have gone through some interesting effects of weather in the past week.
Has anyone got any new info on whether (weather) the ice is off of the swamp or the A&C canal.
There are people coming down the Chesapeake who could use some fresh info. For myself I am not leaving 'till next week as injectors are out of the engine.
Thank you for all the good people who keep us all updated.

[VBsail]

Dismal swamp January 12 - Still lots of ice



A&C - January 12 locks & canal reopened

[a64pilot]

It should warm up next week, how long, I don’t know.

[rgleason]

VBsail thanks for the report;

I stopped at the Pungo Ferry Bridge today, MM29 on the A&C. Still froze solid. There is a sail anchored & frozen in on the edge of the channel about a mile north and a powerboat tied off closer to the bridge.

That could very well have been Alexandra.... wonder if he's free now.