Blogs from Byron Bay, New South Wales, Australia, Oceania - page 2

Saturday the 23rd of Januari we arrived at Byron bay around 1 in the afternoon. We checked in into our hostel, and I got a room with 3 other people from surfcamp: Roos, Stephanie and Dez. Actually I met Roos and Stephanie already in the first hostel back in Sydney, so it was pretty nice to be in the same room as them. We wanted to go surfing after we checked in but they told us not go out as the waves were to big for beginners. But as we just came of the 14 hour bus ride me and dez wanted to do something, so we rented mountainbikes and explored the area of Byron bay. The lady at the reception told us about an good bike tour, along a beautiful lake and some nice beaches ... read more

The Greyhound bus was punctual, as ever, and we left the lovely Port Macquarie on time. The bus had a trainee driver on board too, so that he could learn the route. It was his fourth attempt at doing so! He was quite chatty which made up for the 'real' driver who was quite grumpy, though I guess it was the middle of the night and he was doing all the work so he might be forgiven. Our route took us through Kempsey, Macksville, Nambucca Heads, Urunga, Coffs Harbour, Woolgoolga, Woodburn, Ballina and into Byron Bay. The journey was mainly done in the dark so I couldn't see much of the countryside but there were lots of roadworks taking place slowing things down just a bit in places. I'd noticed a lot of new roads being ... read more

Je suis arrivée depuis déjà presque une semaine ici, et j'adore ça !! J'ai passé mes journées à explorer ma ville d'accueil : Byron Bay. Ici, le mot d'ordre est chill. C'est une toute petite ville de backpackeurs/surfeurs et l'ambiance est très conviviale et relaxe. La plupart des gens sont soit en vacances pour une courte période où pour s'y poser quelques temps. C'est donc un flow continue de nouveaux visages souriants, aussi contents que moi de découvrir ce magnifique endroit. J'ai vu plus de westfalia ou autres vans du genre dans les derniers jours que dans mon entière vie ! Très hippie comme style de vie, personne ne semble être stressé ou pressé. Ça fait du bien ! Des kilomètres de plages, des sentiers interminables dans la forêt tropicale, des dauphins, de jolis petits café/restaurant/bar, ... read more

Byron Bay is the most Easterly point in Australia. Did a really nice hike today to the point (about 3 hours return). The view was great and definitely worth the sunburn. I've already bought 4 bottles of sunscreen since I've been here. The town itself is a really small hippie town known for it's surfing. The waves are good for beginners because they are small, break pretty deep and roll a long way into shore. I was going to rent a surfboard but was too tired and had enough sun for the day after the hike. It's very different from Surfers Paradise - a lot of people here don't wear shoes, there are lots of people with dreadlocks, wearing really loose, bright hippie clothes. Even the backpackers that hang out here have a very chill mindset ... read more

26th of January-So this morning was a little awkward but not as bad as I thought it would be. Sam and Brendon were there bright and early to ride and when we were having breakfast I saw that they were doing Duke's feet and were about to put him back in the paddock. I said to Malou that I really wanted to go and say goodbye to him....I just felt that I maybe wasn't allowed but she pushed me to go and do it and I'm glad she did :) I gave him a pat and a kiss on his face and very nearly burst into tears :( :( Brendon gave me a nice smile and Sam sheepishly said 'oh are you going now? Thank you for all your help' so I did the right thing ... read more