South Sea Otter Cove to Bitter End Cove, Fish Egg Inlet

We were undecided where to go after Sea Otter Cove.  We were biding our time a bit, as we worked our way south toward Draney Narrows in Rivers Inlet, our next big adventure.

watching the clounds over fitz huh sound from sea otter cove

Karen left it up to me to choose our next anchorage, so I chose Bitter End Cove at the very far end of Fish Egg Inlet as our next stop because we have never been to this anchorage and it looked as if it might be a place to see bear.

Leaving Sea Otter Cove, we had sunshine for a change. The winds were calm as we entered Fitz Hugh Sound. The water was barely rippled, with just a slight swell in the water.

As we make our way south the wind begins to increase from our stern. The sound got confused and choppy as we are abeam Hakai Passage which is open to the pacific.

By the time we got into Fish Egg, there were whitecaps. As we approached the Narrows, we saw blows and slowed to enjoy the two humpbacks before continuing.

As we approached Bitter End Cove, it was clear that this cove was not protected from the wind or fetch. There were two possible anchor spots, and we chose the one opposite the small waterfall rather than the less attractive (to us) head.

I suspect many boaters would have decided to find a more protected spot, but the anchor bit soundly and OceanFlyer is heavy enough that the fetch wasn’t noticeable. The winds kept the boat cool in the sunshine and we were quite happy with our spot. There were views in all quadrants and not another boat in sight.

Our plan to fly the drone and go dinghy exploring was put on hold until tomorrow, due to the winds and the big whitecaps out in the bay where we planned to go.

Bitter end cove sunset