26 May 26:
The merchant mariner society of times past took great advantage of all the inland waterways of the Virginia Tidewater, especially during the American Revolution, bypassing the major Mid-Atlantic ports. As we explore with our small boats we find ourselves acquiring old topographic maps to chart places such as Pitch Landing. We get them printed and laminated at our local Office Express, and our resident Cat-Ographer helps with interpretation.
Zuni sits at the intersection of the Blackwater River and the Norfolk & Petersburg Railroad that was built back in the 1850s. There's also a major freeway, this would be a great place for an airport...
The Blackwater was navigable by steamboat all the way up to Franklin, just below Burdette, you could get all the way to Albemarle Sound and foreign points East.
We plan to explore a few of these waterways and old rail trails, but only when the skeeter/temp ratio is just right.
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