Bitter End Cove to Taylor Bay Via Dawsons Landing

After some morning low clouds, the sun took over and we were greeted with clear skies and bright sun. A noticeable change. Today we are positioning ourselves to be ready to enter Draney Inlet (in Rivers Inlet) at slack tomorrow morning.

clear and calm

We charted our course to take us past Dawsons Landing, to stop in and see the state of this iconic establishment in Rivers Inlet. As we have read in other sources and seen with our own eyes, Dawsons seems a little bit more run down each time we visit, although still fully operational. The store – though reasonably well stocked -  is still half the size of the old days,  a change made during Covid that was never undone.

dawsons landing

Fuel continues to be available, and we were able to pick up a few basics at the store to fill holes in our larder.

large green roofed building is the stor and the fuel dock at the red roofed building

the same logs always seems to be here, but how can you tell on from the other?

We knew virtually nothing about our final destination for the night, Taylor Bay.  Folks we met on the sailboat Aurora II told us they had heard there might be bears. Bears and close to Draney Inlet? Done. The anchorage in Taylor Bay turned out to be a bit cozier than our usual choice, but the holding was good in rock and mud and we were all alone.

Taylor Bay is smaller than it looks because of shoaling

looking back in talyor bay

Rivers Inlet in the distance

The promised bears never came but we enjoyed our brief stay nevertheless.