Islands in the Marsh

There are marsh islands down along the border of Virginia Beach and Currituck. Lots of them. Some are named, some are not. Some are gone. Drifting through the channels and creeks that cut and twist among the islands, you are enclosed by a wall of grass and perfectly alone. The islands conceal shallow pools where ducks and swans feed on submerged grasses and hidden clusters of trees that have gained a foothold on slightly higher ground that provide a refuge for mammals.

This world of shallow black water, marsh, eagles and otters is untravelled and unfamiliar to most. People are wary of the unknown and the unseen, expecting to get hopelessly trapped in the mud and ambushed by hordes of cottonmouths. But that is not the reality. This pristine, uninhabited wetland system is a retreat for birds and animals and Elysium for the environmental visitor.

Schedule your ecotour to explore this environmental wonderland.