Breakfree Eco Beach Resort Byron Bay

... br> Ok, so we've finally crossed over the border into another state- New South Wales. The border crossing was interesting coz we didn't realise we were actually in the new state coz there was no quiet, unassuming sign stuck by the side of a dusty, deserted highway- nope, here we were on a busy four-lane highway which would've caused serious roadside injury if they'd put a sign up for us photo-grabbing tourists! In the end we went into Coolangatta & Tweed ...

... it turns out most aussies are not really aware of
halloween
2) byron isn't that big and it was almost impossible to get a
costume

So we trekked out of town on foot to the one shop which we were
promised had fancy dress....an hour later we arrived at the industrial estate
and were pretty much doubting the existence of the fancy dress shop! Then we
found it "Mother Punker" they'd sold out of all the cheap ...

... sand, a beautiful spot if only we'd been able to appreciate it!), since the thieves often carry stolen bags a short distance, then tip them out and make off with cameras, ipods, mobiles and things they can easily sell. Sadly, despite several hours of searching, we found nothing. But, every cloud has a silver lining, and we were bowled over by the kindness and empathy shown to us by our neighbours in teh campsite. One couple in particular, Wayne and Anne, were ...

... nette Location („The Balcony") gesucht haben, wo wir bei einem Cocktail die Abendsonne genießen konnten. Jetzt sind wir wieder im Hostel und haben gerade mal das im Preis inbegriffene Abendessen probiert – gut, dass wir vorhin in der Stadt was Kleines in der Bäckerei gekauft haben! Aber wenigstens das Byron-Beer schmeckt!

Morgen früh machen wir wohl noch einen kurzen Abstecher zum Strand, bevor wir weiter nach Brisbane fahren!

... dranzusein und sie in ihrem ganz natu**lichen Umfeld in so gross** offensichtlich** Lebensfreude zu **leben!

Wir paddeln weit** und die Delphingruppe schwimmt noch etwa 10min mit uns mit. Sie scheinen wirklich neugi**ig zu sein, was in diesen gelben und orangen Plastikding**n sitzt!

Kurz nachdem die Delphine sich von uns entf**nt haben, sehen wir – wenn auch in ei***** Entf**nung – auch noch Buckelwale, die springen („breaching“). Und ...

... on the plus side I was sitting on a bus for most of the day! We were picked up and had to go on a slight detour because some roads were closed because it had rained so much. Unfortunatly halfway along this detour the bus had a bit of a problem. The driver crashed into a bridge because it was too small to fit under it!! It wasnt a bad crash but the bus did get a little hole scrapped in the top!! Ooops. It was annoying because we then had to go on a further detour which meant we ...

... on Sunday is 10 PM! Yvette: Nimbin is the alternative capital of Australia, so we went to check it out. It is all murals and psychedlic shopfronts and peopled by characters who stayed on after the aquarious festival in the seventies - and there certainly are some characters. For example, we met Rusty in a shop who had left England at the age of 15 with the merchant navy and never gone back. He told us all about his experiences astral flying, being ...

... salad and an amazing cup of chai. I get a chance to finish my postcards and the sun re-appears. The beach is just a bit away so I head to that and spread my towel and spend the afternoon reading, its warm but very cloudy with the odd spit of rain,the black clouds on the horizon look menacing but stay away. I watch the surf club coach a few people with their first surfing lesson, then decide the black clouds are getting too close for ...

... were not facing a similar experience....

We did however find Byron a very enjoyable place, bar a lot of 'yoofs' (mainly Brits, but other European nationalities also guilty) running around the place, off there faces on goon, basically making a lot of noise, a lot of mess and generally being a bit antisocial, especially not being in their home country. I may sound like an old fogey here, but come on ...

G'day Mates !!! Peter, Peter and I made it safe to Australia after a quite long trip. First our plane in Phoenix was delayed almost 2 hours and we barely made our Quantas flight. Then we were in these super crammed seats (food was good thought LOL) on a Boing 747 (can you say HUGE PLANE) and left LA at 11:30 p.m. Flying all the way throught the night, watching ...