The scenery on this loop is splendid and highly variable, including high bluffs, views of Mt Baker, quiet lagoons, mussel farms, and the village of Coupeville with its famous red wharf. Paddle east to the sandbar at Long Point before crossing the cove entrance to the other side, where you will encounter a high bluff and a glacial erratic called Klootchman Rock. The north shore has farms, vacation houses, and sand and gravel shores. Explore the lagoon at the northeast corner of the bay. Pass the picturesque Captain Whidbey Inn and then the Penn Cove Mussel farms floating in the water. The red wharf building at Coupeville comes into view just as you return. The cove is very well protected and winds and waves aren't a concern unless the wind is out of the east or northeast.