The aerial roots of mangroves disappear under the unstoppable force. Predatory fish invade the sun-warmed land. Water need only be waist-deep to find the bottlenose dolphin fishing. Port Stephens has about eighty resident bottlenose dolphins. Any journey across the water usually involves a close encounter.
Dolphins love to ride a boat's bow-wave.
The pressure wave at the front of a boat gives them a boost. They dive, weave, kick and splash. This gives people a good chance to look at them. Dolphins are grey above and white below. If you see one that looks white it is probably swimming upside down.