Take me away to a FARAWAY COAST
Adventure starts when we leave our comfort zone — whether that be when we traverse an unfamiliar track, take on an ultra-remote escapade, or choose to proceed with plans despite unnerving weather. When we dare to affront unforgiving, unknown, or uncertain conditions, we open ourselves to the best twists of fate.
When you travel to the Eyre Peninsula, you’re guaranteed to return home with more than a tale or two to tell, a bank of rich memories, and the sweet aftertaste of a faraway coast. Effortless wildlife encounters on land and sea, endless backroad touring, rewarding fishing adventures, and boundless untapped wilderness all await the willing traveller.
THE BIG SMOKE
The eastern side of this wide triangular peninsula is a tame introduction to the more unruly southern and western areas. Port Gibbon, Port Neill, Arno Bay and Tumby Bay are mostly sleepy coastal service towns, with jetties, clean facilities, and scatterings of shack properties. If relaxation is your cup of tea, you could do worse than throwing a picnic rug over the grassy foreshore, listening to the cavorting of seagulls, and inhaling the heady scents of salt and seaweed.
At Arno Bay and Tumby Bay, you can wander on boardwalks exploring the mangroves and mudflats, in search of honeyeaters, plovers and cormorants — just beware of the territorial butcherbirds. Tumby Bay also features a range of large-scale murals painted throughout the quaint
