Byron Bay

Byron Bay is hippy central, so naturally I loved it. I used to think I would love to be a hippy but I realised last year that it wasn't the thing for me as I couldn't face the uncleanliness but it doesn't mean I don't enjoy then. Byron Bay is where they flock, they are just so interesting to watch. Always carrying a guitar, wearing baggy cotton trousers, dirty bare feet, more often than not dreadlocks, singing and always happy to be your friend. What is not to like? 

Anyway, people we met along the way have raved about Byron Bay, the beaches and the laid back culture and I have to admit it didn't disappoint. We were lucky to have fantastic weather, sunshine everyday and able to get the swim gear out. 

We met up with a guy we had shared a hostel room with in Rainbow Beach, Bob. A lone traveller with similar interests to ourselves. He had arrived a day before us, so showed us around and took us to The Pass. The Pass is a half hour walk along the right hand side of the main beach and there is a wind-shielded cove with excellent waves to swim in, along with a random rock which there are stairs to get to the top where you can look out over the beach and finally it is a great spot for beginner surfers. 

We spent our first day swimming here and whale and dolphin spotting and we even saw a couple a flying fish, well we think that's what they were.

Mid afternoon we realised we hadn't had lunch so we headed back to the town where Bob informed us of how cheap Dominos were. It was $7.95 for a medium pizza and a drink. We couldn't say no. So we grabbed our pizzas and sat on the hill overlooking the beach. 

Bob had to leave soon after this to catch his bus to Sydney. We had a short browse of the town, but it's no fun when you can't afford anything and then went to the beach to watch the sunset. 

Sunset is a great, hippy-like atmosphere in Byron Bay, with a group playing drums, everyone either surrounding them or facing sunset, camera poised and there are people dancing, making Jewellary and all sorts of other things. 

The following day we hired a surfboard for $20 for the whole day after a long morning walk along the beach, where I found my dream house. It was a bit colder because of the wind but Nathan wanted to give it a go. He spent a good 2 hours in the sea and he loved it. I decided not to swim as it was a bit nippy by this point.

We spent the majority of the day at the beach before heading to the famous Byron Bay lighthouse. The view from the top was awesome, just endless ocean and we spotted quite a few whales. We also walked to the most Easterly Point of mainland Australia. 

We decided to get onto our next destination that night.

Xoxo