Eyre Peninsula SA

We didn't know what to expect from Streaky Bay, but it's actually been pretty cool and definitely whet our appetite to return to the Eyre Peninsula one day to explore it's full glory.
 
We started the day slowly with a lazy coffee at the local bakery before browsing the main street. From there we drove around the Cape Bauer Loop Road through some very pretty farmland to discover a few hidden gems - Whistling Rocks and the Blowholes. Through no planning of our own we jagged high tide which meant the blowholes were pumping! Amazing to see and hear the ocean at its most powerful.
 
Back in town we splurged on a delicious local seafood platter at Drift Restaurant in a cosy little setting with poll position overlooking the Bay. We've learned that the area was in fact named Streaky Bay because of the actual streaks visible across the water caused by the reflection of light and seaweed.
 
However, today's highlight (up there with the seafood lunch of course) was witnessing the resident sea lion colony lazing in the sun on the rocks below Point Labatt. It’s apparently the largest mainland population of Australian sea lions in the world. The colony varies in size but is estimated at around 50 sea lions. The rocky edge of the shore is also home to both Australian and New Zealand Fur Seals, Osprey, White-bellied Sea Eagles and Peregrine Falcons. We may have seen a few of these too.
 
Not a bad day for somewhere we knew very little about before coming here - other than it was somewhere different to break up our return trip home. We wish we had another week to head down to Port Lincoln but that adventure will have to wait for another time. We'll definitely be back...En savoir plus