Bye Bye Bye-ron!

The last day in Byron was my favorite day! We decided to do the two major tourist attraction things: the beach and the lighthouse. We started off with the lighthouse. It was honestly one of the most beautiful places I've ever been! The view was amazing. It's situated on Australia's most easterly point.. and you get an amazing view from up there. You can see all of the beaches both north and south of Byron Bay, surfers included*. You can also see all of the lush greenery and the rippling waves. We were lucky enough to see a pack/pod/group? of wild dolphins. I LOVE DOLPHINS, so this was especially exciting for me! It was super windy up there, not the best day to wear a flowy top... I would love to go back there when it's sunny. I'm sure you could see even more than what we did... and I can't even imagine how great that would be! 

           Super awkward piece of hair that looks like a horn. 

We went from the lighthouse down to the beach... it seemed like we went to a cool local spot. This was both a good and bad thing. Good because it was awesome to see all of the surfers and really get in touch with our "aussie side". Bad because we looked dumb, as we had no surf boards and were planning on simply frolicking. Surfing vs. frolicking... hmmm. We frolicked anyways. The water was amazing, like a heated pool. The current was really strong, but it was safe because you just got drifted along the shore. There was no need for a boogie board, we definitely were body surfing! We stayed there for a bit and then headed back to the hostel to pack up our stuff... and sadly head home :(

We had some delicious pad thai before we got on the bus. It was hands down the best pad thai I've ever had... and that's saying a lot coming from Vancouver! Then again, the fact that I was so incredibly hungry could have been playing a role in that judgement. The greyhound back was a breeze, slept the entire way. 

Roomie Love! 

Left Byron and woke up in beautiful Brizzy.