All we can say is 'Wow' after traveling up the west coast of the Eyre Peninsula. This side of the peninsula is so different than the east - towering cliffs, rugged coastline, wild seas, remote beaches, white sand dunes and an abundance of birdlife. Every day we've seen so many amazing features on our drive as well as found some great little isolated camp sites. We're traveling out of the peak time for this area which is great as most places are pretty quiet and a lot of the time we've camped all alone. There is so much history along the coastline here too as well as ominous reminders of the dangers of this rugged land, however, the surfers still brave the wild waves as well as a scary climb down the cliffs to the water! We've lost count of the jetties we've walked along too - lots of people catching blue swimmer crabs.

Alf was over the moon when he caught a good sized salmon right off the beach where we were camped - so we enjoyed delicious fresh fish for dinner! In Baird Bay we met some local fishermen who had caught some whopping tuna, shark, snapper and the best of all, a huge lobster!!! They even gave us some tuna and flake, but couldn't part with the lobster! Ha Ha! Our camping neighbours also caught squid, so fresh calamari was on our dinner menu too! See, you don't need to take a boat with you?!

Also in Baird Bay, I was able to go on a trip to swim with dolphins and sea lions in their natural habitat. I was a bit apprehensive as the white pointer shark also resides in these waters, however the people doing the tour were locals and the area was only 15 minutes out. There were only 6 of us in the group and it was a wonderful experience. The weather was perfect and the sea lions just gorgeous - they even come right up to kiss you on the face! A mother and young dolphin swam rings around us too. Amazing! If you ever have a chance to explore the Eyre Peninsula, it's definitely a worthwhile destination - a highlight for us!