Spent the day “bay hopping” to explore the lovely bays on the northern side of Hook Island
First stop Maureen’s Cove for a walk on the beach to see how
much coral damage was done by Cyclone Debbie. The beach is actually coral not sand.
Next stop was Manta Ray Bay where the fish are so tame they
swim right up to your boat for food. Not sure if you can tell from the photo, the Marine Park Authority provides mooring buoys near the reef for you to tie up to so that your anchors do not damage the coral. Only problem is that the ropes are so thick they require a super-human effort to lift them up.
Our peaceful stay at Manta Ray Bay was interrupted by a rib from Airlie Beach that comes out so everyone can jump in the water and spend 10 minutes with the fish.
W also had another visitor, he was tame enough to land on the our whilst we were in the dinghy.
After lunch a motor back to Butterfly Bay out of the wind
and some more snorkelling.
