Friday Morning we left the Hot Springs dock at 6:45 am to make our way to Friendly Harbor in Nootka Sound (49° 35.683 N / 126°.37.031 W).
It was a breaking cloud morning with the promise of sun. However, the sunbursts were few and far between. We experienced easy folowing seas on a fast reach to Estevan point. From there a fast run on surfing seas to Nootka Sound. The closer we got to Friendly Harbor, the rougher the waters got.
We saw a lot of small fishing boats in the area near the entrance to the harbor. The weather was deteriorating, it was low tide, and there was not very much room in the cove to maneuver. The captain chose to seek shelter elsewhere and headed for Ewin Inlet and Bligh Cove .
Getting across Cook Channel into Ewin Inlet was very gusty and it was raining buckets, somewhat like a squall. Shortly after getting into the inlet things settled down and by the time we reached Bligh Cove all was calm and serine.
Bligh Cove (49° 39.097 N / 126°31.156 W), named for the infamous Captain Bligh who prior to the Bounty saga served for Captain Cook at the time Cook discovered Nootka Sound and landed at Friendly Cove, circa 1778.
We spent two nights at Bligh Cove watching it rain, staying snug, dry, and warm, anchored on a glassy surface completely out of the wind.
George & Joanne
