6th November - Byron and the hippies

Got to Byron Bay, which turns out to be a bit of a hippie haven. Though it does have awesome beaches. We went for a long walk along the coast and up to the lighthouse. The walk was definitely taxing as though only 1.2 km in length to the lighthouse it was a near vertical climb in 30 degree heat. Let's just say I had a bit of a sweat on when we reached the top. Asthma be damned! Also there was a freakin 'ironman and woman' Australian couple running up there as well just to rub it in, damn them to Hades!

In Byron we stayed in an alternative hostel, very mellow and quiet. We thought it a bit weird that everyone went to sleep well early but apparently it was us. New South Wales uses daylight saving hours, Queensland doesn't. That's why we were an hour late for some things that week.

One afternoon, we went to the HIGH capital of Australia, Nimbin. If Byron was alternative, Nimbin is the beacon for all people weird and out there. There was a plethora of crystals and Hemp shops selling everything mystical and magikal. Yep magik with a k, that trippy. Anyway we saw a marijuana museum and was offered some cookies, we politely declined, then saw the police take away some woman for possession down the road that got on the news later that evening. We went to some waterfalls after that. But the waterfalls were off unsealed roads and so we couldn't get to them, a bit of a wasted trip really.

Byron then rained and rained.

But we did go down to Lennox Head and saw a school of dolphins rounding up some food. It was pretty cool, but windy and rainy!

Laters for now

Pricey