When we arrived in Byron, the heavens opened and it lashed for 24 hours straight!
We checked into a little caravan park called Glen Villas (there was a bit of a glen but definitely no villas). It reminded us of Alf's caravan park in Home and Away. It was very 1970s but really clean. Our 'villa' was very basic but it was cheap for Byron and close to the town. (And we always wanted to live like authentic knackers for a couple of nights, think there's a niche there for a reality TV show).
We went for dinner on the first night but had to go straight home after as the weather was awful. The next day was lovely though so we went for a huge walk up to the famous lighthouse in
Byron Bay.
We were told that it would take around 45 minutes but an hour and a half later, we arrived at the top of the hill and the million steps. It was such a nice walk though and we saw loads of lovely wildlife along the way including a rock wallaby and an echidna, which is like a hedgehog with a big long nose. They are endangered so we couldn't believe it when we saw one mosying up a grassy verge along the way!
RockWallaby Balboa
Echidna hiding from us (no its not a Magic Eye photo)
We also saw loads of dolphins swimming in the wild and one guy told us that in a few weeks, lots of killer whales swim around the area.
The views from the top were amazing. It was one of the most beautiful places we've seen on our travels.
This is the sea with rocks and waves splashing on them. Can you make it out?
Jawsuz
We loved Byron and didn't want to leave. Brian particularly loved it. This is his happy apple head (happle head)
We were taking the horrible 14 hour overnight bus to Sydney the following day for our final Aussie stop in Sydney!
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