We were lucky enough to get to go on another adventure this past weekend. We decided to head down to Byron Bay - a really cool surfer town on the Gold Coast that everyone seems to rave about. We wanted to check it out for ourselves! It's a simple greyhound away... and we were very excited to see what the infamous bay had to offer!
The greyhound took about 4 hours... simply because we got the one that took all of the stops. I think it can be as quick as 2 hours. Luckily, we were all pretty sleepy, so we slept the majority of the way. At the beginning of the ride there was an announcement about putting on your seatbelt while you were on the bus. It sounded super serious... so I decided that I better not take any chances. The roomies laughed at me while I had my seatbelt on. To be honest, I think the bus driver was laughing as well. I guess now that I think about past experiences on greyhounds... the seatbelt thing is more of a protocol. Anyways, I ended up taking mine off mid-slumber.
We arrived in Byron 4 hours later. The ride was actually pretty scenic... saw lots of cool vegetation and beaches! Too bad the weather was horrible, so everything was super foggy. The hostel we were staying at picked us up from the Greyhound terminal. We stayed at a place called "The Arts Factory". It was recommended to us by a ton of people, so we thought we'd give it a go. It was my first hostel experience! It was a really cool place, because it was a bit removed from the main strip and they had shuttles that constantly took you back and forth. There was a pool, pool tables, hammocks, a cafe, a restaurant with a live band. It was really awesome. We stayed in a 6 person room - a room with the three of us and three other people that we honestly never really met - we seemed to never cross paths, except while sleeping (we all know how hard it is to mingle while sleeping!) We had a quick dinner down at the cafe and decided to get ready for our first night out in Byron!
The night ended up being really good. We went to a few different places and ended up at a place called "Cheeky Monkeys". Essentially, if you've ever been to Byron, you know what Cheeky Monkeys is. I guess you could say it's not known for its "class," but we had a really awesome time there. Great music, great people, a great night overall. Get ready for day two!
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