19 - Byron Bay

Yep come on Byron Bay.Down from Casino, through Lismore.....bought the Retroliner there from the Dodgey Brothers, then onto Bangalow, and into Byron Bay.
The view of Byron Bay from the top of the range on the Pacific Highway

More views

Good old Byron.....loved to death by everybody...and arriving on a Sunday what a disaster. With the new super highway from Brisbane, puts Byron Bay within an hours drive from Brisvegas, hence being a Sunday the place was packed to the rafters. Couldn't park anywhere near the town, and there must be a million back scratchers (back packers)in the town too. But that is pretty standard for Byron these days.

Gone are the days where the town was a mix of alternates, hippies, ferals, what ever you want to call them. All that part of the mixture has been pushed out to Nimbin or the hills west of Byron. The 21st century has seen the mix of Byron being largely back packers, tourists, and well healed yuppies. The cost of property in Byron is off the Rictor Scale, but again that's progress.

However to cut a long story short, we settled into Byron Bay Tourist Village, and went the full hog and got an ensuite site. Fifty bucks a night, yeah it was over priced, but the weather was superb, close to Tyagarah Beach, a legal nudist beach we always go too, and after all that driving in the heat just wanted to veg out for at least four or five days.

We had three great days on the beach, not all day, but would walk for about 4kms all up, starting at the southern end of the beach, just near Belongil creek, then walk up to the national park entry, a couple of kays up, have several swims, sun the body, chill out, then walk back to where we started from. Of course along the way jumping in and out of the water. A'h lifes grand.
To coin a phrase, don't take life to seriously, as no one gets out alive

Bryon Bay Headland & Lighthouse taken from Tyagrah Beach

Tyagarah Nature Reserve (he he!!!!)

When in Byron, do what the locals do...yaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!!

All good things must come to an end, however the weather was responsible for that. Turning windy and quite cool on the fourth day of our visit. We just sat around, went out to shop, (more grog) had the odd BBQ, and generally got to hang out with our fellow residents, and had a great time.

Beer O'clock yet?

Is this where we are going to BBQ toight?

We left Byron on Friday 13th in pooring rain, and headed to our friends at the Gold Coast. An intended stay for over night only, but waking on Saturday 14th (happy Valentines Day) the weather had gone from bad to worse. So our plan to head off, with an over night stop on Saturday night at Sommerset Dam was soon canceled, staying another night at the Goldie. We headed straight back to Kingaroy on Sunday morning...a trip of about four hours.........so till next time stay toooooooned!!!!