Byron Bay - New South Wales

On Monday and Tuesday, Kim, Kaitlin, Erin, and I travelled to Byron Bay. We left early Monday morning, after packing up some foods and lots of water, and headed south for hour 1hr 45min drive. We did have a pit stop in a little town called Pottsville, where we filled up with gas and drove past a snake that was road kill. What's funny is when you drive on a motorway (highway) here, you don't see 'watch out for deer' signs, they have 'koala crossing' signs. I was hoping to see a wild koala bear but no luck as of yet. We finally made it to Byron Bay around 10:00am. It's a small town that kind of has a Port Perry/Banff feel to hit. Just much more sand floating around. After grabbing some Subway to bring to the beach, we found our motel and headed for some fun in the sand. I wish my words and pictures could actually show how amazing this place really is. At one part of the 5 minute drive to the beach, we were on top of a cliff, and you could look out and see the part of beach and the beautiful blue water of the pacific ocean with the mountains far in the distance highlighting the horizon with the white cap waves brushing up to the white sand. Byron Bay is known for its beaches but also for the fact that it is the most eastern point of Australia. On top of one of the cliffs is the lighthouse in which the most spectacular views can be seen. We were also able to watch a couple of people go hang-gliding which I could only imagine how amazing it would be. I might have to try that sometime during my adventures here. After hours of sunning in the cloudless sky, we decided to go for a walk along the coast and were able to take some pictures of the waves crashing into the rocks. Around 4:00pm, we decided to head out, Kaitlin was getting up and but then points out to the water. About 500m off the coast were some whales jumping out of the water and slashing their fins around. It had to be the best way to end off that day at the beach. For dinner the girls and I went to the Rog's breath Cafe, known for their steak, which non of us had, and then continued to the Cheeky Monkey for a few drinks, where the bartender was actually from New Market Ontario. Go figure. Tuesday we went back to the beach for some more sun and sand, and then mosied back to Brisbane later the afternoon. Needless to say, I will definitely be going back to Byron Bay when I get the chance.

Luv Jenn