We are doing the Ditch! Wanted a little variety in the trip, so we are taking the Dismal Swamp route back into NC, rather than the Virginia Cut. Staying at the Visitors Center, where the ladies are very welcoming with ice, water, Wi-Fi, and all the info on NC you can handle. We made the trip to here with the Jacksons and we are waiting for Late Arrival to get here shortly (they were coming from Hampton as opposed to Portsmouth. Passage through the swamp s ok.. Touched debris on the bottom in a few spots, had to dodge floating logs in other places. Lots of biting flies. Trees seem to have gotten overgrown with vines (kudzo?) since lasttime, so views are not as picturesque.