Hereford, NC

June 11 was the first official start of our 2022 cruise (now that Lynn has arrived on the scene)!  Jonny had picked up the boat from the boatyard in Wanchese where we had work done on it over the winter. He took it up to Edenton, NC where I met him on June 10 after having flown into Charlotte with Archie. I stayed in Charlotte for a couple of nights visiting my good friend Cathy who had just purchased a beautiful condo there.  She kindly drove us 5 hours to Edenton to meet Jonny and join us for a couple of days of cruising. It had been over 10 days since Jonny and I had been together so it was a welcome reunion.

That evening we had a delicious seafood dinner at Waterman’s Grill and the next day we had a relaxing three hour cruise as we headed to Hereford, NC. 

The weather was very pleasant and we had a relaxing cruise. But just as we arrived at the marina, a big storm came up with pouring rain and lightening.  The dockmaster was very patient as he helped us to tie up which was complicated because we didn’t know the set up there and we weren’t properly prepared.  Jonny was prepared for the rain with his raincoat but since I thought I would only be on the helm I hadn’t donned my rain gear and got soaked through since it took three sets of hands to finally get us tied up!

But all’s well that ends well and we settled into a very comfortable slip in a very pretty setting and celebrated our intense docking episode with a stiff drink!

That evening we walked over to the marina’s casual restaurant where we had pizza for dinner.  We were glad to be at this marina/resort which was quite beautiful with many amenities including a pool, two restaurants and free laundry! The grounds are very well manicured and there are many beautiful single family homes, townhomes and condos amid lovely forested areas.

The next day we drove back to Edenton to have lunch at a local pub and explore that graceful and historic town.

The weather was very hot, close to 100 degrees and we rewarded ourselves at the end of the day with a dip in the pool. Very refreshing!

That evening we worked our way through the many leftovers we had accumulated including the delicious Asian noodle dish and olive oil ricotta cake that Cathy had brought plus some delicious local corn on the cob. This was our last day with Cathy as we would be continuing our journey north the next day.