Bauer Bay, South Molle Island

We woke up to the sun shining and calm seas, so we decided to go back to the island to do some kayaking. Most of the resort guests were still sleeping, so it was nice and peaceful. We saw a few fish, but there was no reef at the anchorage.

When we finished kayaking, we showered, quickly checked our e-mail, then headed back to our boat. At around 10am, we released our mooring and sailed to Bauer Bay, South Molle Island.

South Molle Island

When we arrived, we dropped anchor and took a nap. After awhile, we noticed that the ferries were passing very closely to our boat and we had anchored very close to the jetty. We are actually surprised they didn't ask us to move!

After our nap, we dinghied over to the causeway between South and Mid-Molle Islands, which connects the two at low tide. It was not yet a full low-tide and we tried to walk to causeway but the current was pretty strong. We made it about ¾ of the way before we headed back.

According to the map, there was a fringing reef around the island, so we decided to grab our snorkeling gear and check it out. The visibility was  not very good, but AM was able to spot a sea snake and a stingray.  We forgot to bring the underwater camera, so we sadly we have no pics :-( Sorry!

When we got back to the boat, we rinsed off with the deck shower which was very refreshing. We noticed that the anchorage was beginning to get very rolly and we began to get a bit queasy. We managed to make dinner: Barramundi, green beans, carrots, rice and some baked beans, but only ate a little bit.

After cleaning up, we spotted a juvenile dolphin feeding off the bow of our boat, which was a surprise treat.

Dolphin tail

Dolphin jumping

Dolphin fin

Bernard tried his luck at fishing but they are getting smarter and just stealing his bait.

Because we were both starting to feel a little queasy we cleaned up and got ready for bed early.  We were asleep around 9:15p

Tomorrow we head back to the marina since we have an early flight the day after :-(