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Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Byron Bay February 27th 2006

After one night (less than 15hours) in Coffs Harbour I was so glad to reach Byron Bay, its a lively little surf town with much to offer, its compact: staying at Main Beach Backpackers and its maybe 2 minutes from the beach and 5 to the town tops. Im sat in a place called Wicked travel, that have just booked me on a Whitsunday sailing trip and a Fraser island safari trip...nice deal. and loads of discount on accomodation + unlimited internet in their shop. its great. tho i still dont know what there really is to do in Byron. Think i will spend a few days here, maybe do a few days surfing and perhaps a horse ride on the beach. Much to think about...xx... read more
Beautiful Byron Bay
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Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Byron Bay February 24th 2006

Ben net in Byron Bay aangekomen, heerlijk weer de bewoonde wereld en warme douches. Surfen en kamperen met zo'n 35 man is een aparte ervaring. Heb nu niet zo heel veel tijd, zal morgen proberen in Brisbane wat langer te schrijven en de foto's erbij te zetten. Maandag was voornamelijk met de bus rijden naar onze bestemming, een hele mooie baai, Point Plomer, in een nationaal park, her Limburners Creek Nature Reserve. Toen we daar aan kwamen hebben we snel de tenten op gezet en toen kregen we de eerste instructie op het strand. Daarna was het proberen in zee..... Best een vermoeiende sport dat surfen, je moet onwijs veel paddelen en je voelt je armen en rug echt behoorlijk, je wordt behoorlijk stijf. Ging best goed eigenlijk. s' Avonds bij het vuur gezeten en lekker ... read more
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Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Byron Bay February 22nd 2006

Ja saa er vi naaet til Byron Bay der er en ret turistet surferby. Skal nok ned og kigge paa stranden en tur foer turen gaar 200km nordpaa til Brisbane og en flyver hjem i kulden. Vejret har den sidste uge vaeret rigtig strandvejr med 25-42 grader, en enkelt byge om natten saa vi er godt tilpas (drikker en masse vand!) Et par tekniske uheld: Det har ikke vaeret muligt at indsaette billeder fordi Lasses billige lo...kamera ikke lige er kompatibel med pcere hernede. Billeder kommer paa naar vi naar til DK. Lasses telefon er ogsaa bukket under i varmen saa vi bytter simkort i de resterende telefoner. Mutters mastercard er uden guld (spaerret siden dag 1) men pengene fosser i stedet ud af VISA-kortene. Vi har siden operahuset i Sydney oplevet Blue Mountains og smagt ... read more

Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Byron Bay February 22nd 2006

Days 101-103 We hung around the hostel until 1 then were were dropped off at the bus station where we boarded the Greyhound headed for Byron Bay. Arrived about 8.30, were picked up and taken to the hostel. Had dinner, checked out the town and sat by the beach for a bit. We were tired from the travelling so had an early night. Woke up to a gorgous day, went to the supermarket and popped into a couple of shops then headed to the beach. The beach was gorgeous and the waves were pretty powerful. Stu hired a bodyboard for free from the hostel and played about on that for a bit. Went back to the hostel, got showered and fed then went for a walk to the most easterly point of Australia. It was so ... read more

Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Byron Bay February 21st 2006

Days 11 - 21 Day 11 - Crescent Head Day 12 - Hat Head Day 13 - Scotts Head sorry for no detail for the previous 3 days - I'm going to have to figure out how to remember interesting items to jot down here. I keep a 'daily log' on a voice recorder - not a notebook Day 14 - Coffs Harbor I stayed underneath the old pier - the day was rainy and the pier dripped all day, it was a very uncomfortable stay (not to mention the paddle the following day). Day 15-16 Woolgoolga The paddle from Coffs to here was horrific. The wind was from the NE, though the real problem was the blue-bottles - I've never seen so many in the water. On this short stretch (about 15 or 20 miles) ... read more
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Coffs Harbour

Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Byron Bay February 20th 2006

Word up people. Took my first tentative steps into New South Wales less than a fortnight ago - another state crossed off the list. That said, i didn't venture very far into NSW, only making it as far as Byron Bay, before heading inland to Nimbin, a small town with a big reputation. The main reason (really) for heading in that direction was the number of interesting looking places connected to the WWOOFing network (Willing Workers On Organic Farms), which i had joined in Brisbane. I needed to save a bit of cash you see - you work at these places for 4 or 5 hours a day and they provide you with food and accomodation. Nimbin has been home to a sizable population of alternate types ever since the Aquarius Festival was held there in ... read more

Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Byron Bay February 20th 2006

We walked along Belongil Beach passed the hippies reading poetry to themselves into town & met up with the Blackdog Surfing lot. There was eight of us surfing today along with two instructors, Jason & Mark. Once we had applied gallons of sunscreen & picked up a rash shirt we headed in the van down to the Pass, just a little east of Main Beach. The beach was sandy & waves were breaking quite far out & cruising gently to the shore. We began with a bit of a stretch & then learnt the basics of getting up onto a surfboard. Then it was time to get out into the water, a few of the girls who had been surfing before, headed off with Mark & the rest of us waded out with Jason. After a ... read more
Party Wave
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Surf Group

Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Byron Bay February 19th 2006

Slapp av mamma, ikke kjempesyk:P Vi var ute i gaar, aa da vi kom hjem paa natta kom vi paa at vi hadde glemt aa hente oss dyne fra resepsjonen, aa da var den stengt. Saa laa paa rom med ganske kraftig aircondition uten pledd eller dyne..:P Kaldt ja..saa..feber and shit naa, kjedelig. Idag var foerste gangen jeg kjente ett stikk av hjemlengsel altsaa, er saa kjekt aa ha mamma der naar man er smaasyk, det foelte jeg virkelig paa kroppen...:) Fint aa ha noen som duller litt aa saann, passer paa at du faar i deg nok vann osv. Men det er en fin erfaring aa maatte takle saann alene da, tenker jeg..:) Ikke meningen aa syte altsaa, bare tenkte mamma ut du ville bli glad for aa hoere at jeg setter stor pris paa ... read more
Sitter i sofaen sammen med Toten-folk:)
Flere pier på vors hos toten-jentene:)
jeg og elisabeth

Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Byron Bay February 17th 2006

Foerste gang siden soendag at jeg har internett og dekning paa mobilen naa, digg:) Har vaert paa surfekurs paa ved en nyydelig strand som heter Seven Mile Beach, aa det er det kuleste jeg noen gang har gjort fy faen!:D Ah..helt vilt aa surfe, vi ser ut som vi har vaert i krigen alle sammen:) Fulle av skrubbsaar paa knaer og albuer, og jeg har ca ti saar paa hver haandflate, pluss en ukjent anntall blaamerker. Men uansett, har lyst til aa skrive kjempemye men har ikke tid akkurat naa, vi skal surfe igjen om en time saa..mere kommer:) Har kjempemasse bilder, kommer vel ut i loepet av helgen. Ville bare gi lyd fra meg naa i full fart:) Aiight, paa tide aa hoppe i vaatdrakta igjen;) Heeei... read more
Her er alle oss jentene med våtdrakter på
Rhys prøver å lære oss surfekunsten
Kjekke mannen;D

Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Byron Bay February 17th 2006

Ja tenkte jeg skulle skrive litt mer om surfekurset for de som maatte vaere interesserte..:) Vi begynte altsaa mandags morgen, stod grytidlig opp og moette opp paa Scubar i Sydney. Der ble vi moett av en av instruktoerene vaare, en fyr med navn Adam, solbleket haar og generelt ett ganske herja utseende, saa ut som han hadde vaert ute en vinternatt for aa si det saann:) Men kul fyr, for all del! Dro i to busser til campen vaar, to timers tur. Der ble vi moett av Brett, lederen der, og fikk innlosjert oss i smaa hytter. Jeg, Elisabeth, Kine, Ida og Signe laa paa rom sammen med en annen norsk jente, Anja. Vi har statt opp tidlig hver dag og hatt to surfeoekter. Saa det ble fire timers surfing hver dag. Var veldig spente paa ... read more
Jeg og Ida
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