Find Your Zen.

We woke up the second day and ate some muesli, as per usual. We wanted to go to the beach, but unfortunately it was pouring... so we decided to hold off until Sunday, in hopes of some sun! We spent the day walking around the main strip, which ended up being a really really awesome day...

We decided to walk into all of the stores to see what they had to offer. The town has a definite relaxed vibe, definitely giving off the "hippie vibe". I bought a few gifts... but I won't tell what! Cause that gift may or may not be for you! We found our Byron Bay gem - a little Asian restaurant that sold THE most delicious food. So good, that we ended up going there for lunch on Sunday as well! I ate a couple of their gluten-free products - steamed rice in a weird bamboo wrapper and some vegan spring rolls. They were so delicious. It's a cool idea for a little restaurant actually, because it's just one communal table with about 6 or 7 seats at the front of the store. It's actually less of a restaurant, and more of a cool asian boutique... but they sell food in the front? Hard to explain. Anyways, everyone just kind of comes and goes.. with their little meal and there is a pot of green tea in the middle of the table that everyone helps themselves to. The best part about it is that it's as if you're sitting on a patio.. but you're inside... cause there is just a big window frame.. but no glass. Wow, I am really butchering this description!!! Besides the point, it was great!

We really took the "see every store" concept to a new level when we went into the cafes and window shopped.

"Wow, those look like excellent muffins. Oh yes, especially compared to the ones at the store a few blocks back. But what about these sandwiches? I'd had to say the ones at the store around the corner look like they're on better bread..." What a group of ridiculous, hungry girls we were!

My dream vespa! 

I decided to get my ear pierced. Now, I know what you're all thinking... I'm now a crazy girl that, according to Miley Cyrus, "can't be tamed". In actuality, I've been wanting to do it for the last few years and finally had the courage to! It's really small and you can barely notice it, but it was a very good memory and, for those who want to do it, it doesn't hurt at all! I know my mother thinks it's a gateway act into tattoos, more piercings, etc... but I swear it's not! She claims that I've given in to my generational pressures, and maybe I have. We'll see how long this "gateway" earring lasts.

For dinner, we decided to have a girls night out at the hostel "happy hour". We ordered nachos and beers and had a grand ol' time before we headed out for our Saturday night out on the town, again. At the bar, we all measured our height, and turns out I'm the tallest! You know you spend a lot of time with people when you start measuring yourself at a restaurant!

I'm not going to lie... we ended up at Cheeky Monkeys... again.