May 4, Dismal Swamp and Drummond Lake

May 4

Left early to go down a feeder creek to Drummond Lake.  There is a small dock six miles north of the visitor center. A narrow feeder canal, 5 miles in length connects the Dismal Swamp to Lake Drummond.  We had to pull the dingy over the damn via rail. Drummond Lake was beautiful and the cypress trees roots were amazing! Returning to our boats, we then traveled 12 miles to our last lock.
The Lock master serenaded us with a conch shell.  Fantastic boating day!

Feeder canal to Lake Drummond

 

                                                                     

Dinghy trolley from the canal to the lake

                                                                       

Dropping the dink in the lake

                                                                  

Lake Drummond was once owned by George Washington

                                   

                                                               
                                                              

                                                                           

Headed back to the big boat

The cypress trees make the water a tea color, but we were told this water is very pure and Lake Drummond is where tall ships came to fill their water barrels.  The    water would last many months at sea in the wooden barrels without going foul, due to its acidity.