Bitter End Cove Lay Day

We had such great plans to dinghy-explore yesterday, but the gusty winds and whitecaps kept us boat bound. This morning, we were determined to get out and go exploring before the afternoon winds came up.

Karen had an itinerary for us: Oyster Bay (written up as a preferred spot), Fish Trap Bay and Waterfall Bay. So off we went!

We had visited Oyster Bay several years ago, but it was rainy and overcast, and we didn’t stay. We were looking forward to seeing it in the sun. Our opinion: it is fine, some views but not amazing. Lots of places to anchor, but the depths are such you have to anchor a good way off the small waterfall. Certainly protected from winds and fetch, but we definitely prefer Bitter End Cove.

head of oyster bay

On to Fish Trap Bay.  This was written up by the Hamiltons (Jennifer and James), and they liked it. We tend to agree with their POV, and this was no exception.  The anchorage feels quite open, but the views are nice and in the right weather, we definitely preferred it to Oyster Bay.

Last stop – Waterfall Inlet.  This is a longer inlet, and pretty much landlocked and we didn’t feel the need to go all the way to the head. Big, wide, open, OK.  But there is an interesting smaller anchorage not far from the entrance called Remotesville Cove (named by the Douglasses). It is in the SE corner of Waterfall Inlet, and if we were going to go to Waterfall Inlet, this is where we’d anchor. But once again, not nearly as appealing to us as Bitter End Cove.

oceanflyer in better end cove

looking back out of bitter end cove

 Did I mention we haven’t seen another boat on our journey?

As we headed back to OceanFlyer, the wind and waves had definitely picked up. We had timed our exploration well, and I had to tack the dinghy a few times to minimize the impact of the fetch.

Once back at Bitter End Cove, we went to the very head, to check it out again. Yesterday it felt narrow and not as interesting as where we dropped the hook. We still felt that way, as there is a large shoaling shallow area at the head that keeps you from getting close to the small creek and landing area.

looking up to the end of the head of Bitter End Cove

We then went back near the boat to check out the waterfall that makes up part of our view. It’s small, but lovely and has such a nice sound. Total round trip: 10.4 miles. Fun!

you can trace the path of the water by the light green foliage

the water fans out as it meets the rocky shore

looking down on the terminus of the waterfall

sunset in Bitter End Cove