This is about a 12 hour drive so we stopped off about half
way in Yepoon. Nice little place and the Coral Inn, owned by a German family
ran a nice beach themed B and B.
Tin Can Bay and Rainbow beach are two places we’d like to
come back to. Our trip over to Fraser Island (a sand bar 75 miles x 15) was fab
and although we didn’t see a dingo, we did fly in a little Cessna plane, swim
in lake Mackenzie and bounce around in the 4x4 bus as we drove along the beach.
Tin Can Bay is famous for the esturine humped back dolphins
that arrive every morning for a feed. There are 9 dolphins in the pod and the
alpha male only ever lets the same 3 come in with him and have a free breakfast. He chases off
any of the other 5 that try and come in. The volunteers only ever feed them an
8th of their daily intake so as to not make them reliant on the
process. These are the third generation of dolphins to do this. The first dolphin
beached by mistake in the mid 1950’s and since then every day, rain or shine,
between 7.00am and 9.30am, tide dependent they stop by.
Next up we’re off for some away from it all camping by the
sea at Noosa Northshore.
Is that really the colour of the sea water? Wow! And who wouldn't want to be that close to Dolphins - fascinating back story. Looks like you've found another hobby Tim - it's a flight sim for you this Christmas. And the flying club at Tollerton is always looking for new members. Keep it coming, we're with you both in spirit albeit with the central heating cranked up.
ReplyDeleteNot only is the sea clear Jon, but it's warm...... 28 degrees! There's always time for another hobby :-)
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