Tin Can Bay

 I arrived in Tin Can Bay on Saturday afternoon, tried getting to the marina fuel wharf, first I went aground outside the marina entrance, it is very shallow there, but with an incoming tide I was soon afloat. Tied up at the end of the marina to find out about fuel, but it was closed, (Saturday afternoon). decided to give it away and try later.

Anchored outside the small harbour in the very large bay, there is no anchoring allowed in the harbour, anyway its too small and too shallow. There are dozens of boats at anchor out here.

Yesterday I went ashore in the dinghy and found there was another fuel wharf adjacent to the slip, enough water at high tide there. Arranged to get fuel Tuesday morning as I'm leaving here.

Today I went ashore again got a gas bottle topped up and did some shopping. The IGA supermarket is about 20 minute walk from the slip. While I was there I got talking to a guy and when I said I was from Port Macquarie he told me that he was flying down there tomorrow to arrange about taking his boat there in the New Year. He wants to use it as a function centre/restaurant and keep it on The Lady Nelson, I told him that I didn't think he would get permission. He invited me out to look at his boat. It is an 80 ft square rigger which he built himself, extremely well built and he'll probably do OK with it if he can find somewhere to keep it.

I intend leaving here in the morning on the high tide after getting fuel and then going out over Wide Bay Bar on the next rising tide; heading for Mooloolaba