My older son handled the motoring for over two miles as we negotiated our exit from Nara Inlet.
Dad handled the radio "skeds" and confirmed our plans for Maureen Cove in Butterfly Bay. It was early and the winds were light so we motored until we turned east past Dolphin Point. Then we sailed in very light breezes (0-5 knots) for about an hour.
In the shallow cove just west of Maureen's Cove we found a public mooring for yachts up to 20 meters so we took it for the night.
We enjoyed snorkeling as good as Cateran Bay, Border Island or the Great Barrier Reef. Butterfly Bay was highly recommended by Ann of "High Noon" just as Cateran Bay was. My older son pointed out a 5 foot sting ray with a 15 foot tail while they were snorkeling.
We spent almost two hours snorkeling and visiting the beach near "Temptress." Afterwards, we dried off then dinghied to the deepest part of Butterfly Bay where there are seven public moorings. We motored past them all until we got to the furthest shallows and wandered along a rocky beach near the end of the bay. We then went to another beach on the western side of the bay to play "footy" before returning to "Temptress."
My younger son built a city from dead coral and seashells. Dad caught up on the journal (this blog) while my wife and the boys played board games. My wife has been suffering from a bad cold and cough since the flight to the Great Barrier Reef so all retired early for another big day on the water tomorrow.
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