Year by year this unstable block of sand creeps down towards the town choking everything in its path. On a lighter note, Tin Can Inlet gave us our first view of some of the mammals the straits and Hervey Bay are noted for. Two dolphins followed in our wake keeping what seemed a measured distance behind. The matched our alterations in speed exactly. That night the slug-like forms of feeding dugong were visible over the sea grass beds.
Tin Can Inlet opens into the straits via a relatively shallow channel.
Row of white dots across the channel were puzzling until we realised they were crab pot markers. It pays to be alert as these markers turn up anywhere and everywhere. Fraser Island From Rooney Point in the north to Hook Point in the south Fraser Island boasts remarkable scenery plus an abundance of sheltered fishing spots. Anchorages such as Garry's and McKenzies Jetty have walking tracks for the fit and endless deserted beaches. Captain James Fraser, husband of Eliza Fraser after whom Fraser Island is named, was not the best seaman of the times.