Eyre Peninsula Archives

Beacon Island, where the Batavia shipwreck survivors made their base.

Ghosts! Snakes! Sharks! It’s Australia’s scariest islands

Australia has many beautiful islands, but some are more terrifying than others. Whether due to shipwrecks, unexploded ordnance, perilous driving or dingoes, these eight islands are ones to be wary of. Carnac Island, Western Australia There are several islands just south-west of Perth in Western…

Port Lincoln adventures: Shark-diving, Fresh Fish Place & Coffin Bay oysters

At Port Lincoln on South Australia's Eyre Peninsula, tour options include shark cave diving, visiting the Coffin Bay oyster farms and seeing behind the scenes in the hugely lucrative seafood business. The journey towards the Neptune Islands The fish that most have come to see…

One of the Australian sea lions near Baird Bay, South Australia.

Swimming with Australian sea lions in Baird Bay, SA

Swimming with the Baird Bay sea lions is one of the best experiences I've ever had in Australia. Here's why it's worth going to the western shore of South Australia's Eyre Peninsula to do it. Meeting Beryl and the Baird Bay sea lions It’s Beryl’s…