Day 79- Tairo to Rainbow Beach

Rainbow beach was the destination today and we pulled in there just before lunch and whipped up some burgers on the BBQ. We'd had a tip to visit the Carlo Sand Blow just on the south side of town, so there we went. It was a huge sand dune that ran over the hill from the ocean side and ran down the other side of the hill towards Tin Can Bay.

While we were walking back 2 hang glider dudes came in to land and take off again right where we were walking - all very exciting.

In the late afternoon we drove along the beach, which is always fun and pulled up where there looked like a nice gutter for some surf fishing....

I caught one small Dart and released it but not without a couple of winged predators checking if they could grab it in the surf. Once we realised this I gave the kids some of my mullet bait and they waved it in the air and then threw it up for the birds to dive in. Penny got some close up photos, that we latered identified with our bird book.

White bellied sea eagle

Brahiminy Kite

Then the action started with rsurf rod bending over and line peeling off. Richie was closest and started yelling "Dad, Dad".

After a gruelling fight in the waves I dragged in what we believe was a black finned shark. (That can I say made very good dinner).