They have been feeding dolphins at Tin Can Bay for over 50 years. Now feeding dolphins in the wild is not allowed and if Rangers see you it leads to a fine. However, Tin Can Bay is an exception. About 50 odd years ago an injured Dolphin turned up outside a riverside Cafe in Tin Can Bay. It was badly injured. The people their thought it would die but managed to nurse it back to health and feed it.
The Dolphin survived and went to live in the River. Ever since then every morning between 7am-10am the Dolphin and some or all his familly come and get some food every morning. They only receive a tiny proportion of their required daily intake, so are by no means dependent on it.
It was great to be in the water with the dolphins. They looked so cute. Great to see dolphins that close up. The fact that they are wild dolphins makes it even more special. Steve fed the dolphins some fish. It was a really great experience and well worth having to get up and out of bed at 6 am.
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