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    • Visiting Hertford, NC (Perquimans River, off Albemarle Sound)

      On 7/23/09, as part of a “North Carolina Wish List,” I posed the following question:

      12. Leaving the AICW, and moving west on broad Albemarle Sound, has anyone followed the beautiful Perquimans River upstream to Hertford? Did you anchor upstream of the `S’ bridge? Did you dinghy in to downtown Herford? What were your impressions of this community.

      Responses follow:

      We anchored south of the bridge at Hertford in August 2008. Used the dink to go to the boat ramp up stream of the 2nd bridge. The grocery store you mentioned in your current guide was closed and had been for some time. Shame on you. Most restaurants were closed. We met a very nice couple who moved to Hertford from somewhere in NY state. They bought an older home on the waterfront and are restoring it. They visited with us for a couple of hours on our boat. Our impression is of a very friendly town, but your guide book was out of date. We loved our walk through the waterfront neighborhood. The people we met recommended the Albemarle Plantation and Edenton. We are so glad we visited both. The waters west of the Outer Banks are a gold mine of little towns and anchorages. Please keep it a secret. Crowds will ruin it for cruisers and for the local folks.
      Rick

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