After visiting with the girls I headed south to Bryon Bay, which I believe should be renamed Surfers' Paradise and Surfers should get a new name. This is because everything in Bryon seemed to incorporate surfing, and there was reason enough - as the beaches were filled with them, with beginners to pros. It almost seemed silly here to be at the beach and NOT be surfing.
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| Surf shops lined the streets...everywhere |
I'd go back in a heartbeat to Byron. It is a smaller surf town that encompassed a happy, hippy feeling. Shoes were optional in stores and most cafes, as were often shirts (well, okay so this is most of Australia).
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| Brilliant Blue Sea...when the sun was out, it glowed! |
I cut my time short in Bryon to avoid the schoolies (the large group of year 12 students, who set out to party for a week long celebration after graduating) and to get to Sydney before my mate Jon's Graduate Expo. Hopefully I will return!
Highlights of Byron included:
1. Relaxing on the Beach
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| Lovely view of the beach below |
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| Main Beach |
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| You could hike down to the stairs, out on the rocks...so of course I did! |
2. Hiking to the Bryon Bay Lighthouse
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| On my way hiking here, it started to pour...Cape Byron Bay Lighthouse |
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| On the way to the lighthouse. The Most Easterly Point of Australia (mainland) |
3. Being chased by a lizard...it literally ran after me.
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| Tag team - two surfers, one board... |
5. Discovering Chicken based Sushi (sushi with turkey and cranberry = not bad)
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| Sushi Roll with Turkey, Cranberry, and Cream Cheese |
Next up is Sydney! I will visit my mate Jon and look for work here! I know Sydney will bring many new adventures...including visits to the iconic Opera House, views of the Harbour Bridge (I may even a climb it) and much more. I'm SO excited. (Now if the 9-hour , night-bus ride would go by quickly...)
I thought your blog was called ramblings of a wanderer so I went to that site and then I was like, wait, you're name's not Ginger! ha ha! looks so beautiful there!
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