Byron Bay at Sunset
Arriving in Byron Bay I immediatly get a good feel for the place, there is a life and energy about it that I like. After calling about 7 places we had managed to get a camp spot for 2 nights but ideally want to stay for 4, so will have to hope we can get in somewhere as it would be nice to relax here for a while. The main reason we didn’t stop here on the way down and have come back up is Kirsty & Phil are here with the family, so a great time to be able to spend some time with them.
Byron is full of chilled out hippys, cools little shops, great surf and a healthy night scene with always somewhere to go. The best thing is the place isn’t over developed, it has managed to retain a small intimate feel.
First thing to purchase here, is a bodyboard to get out into the ocean waves. The waves are strong, with a lot of rips so its best to try and find somewhere were there is a life guard. The campsite is right of the beach with a small protrolled area, so headout there. I would call my first attempts of bodyboarding as semi-drowning, as I was thrown about like a doll in the waves but i did managed to catch a few of them and when you do the speed at which they bring you in is exhilirating. Just felt alittle battered after an hour or so.
That afternoon, we decided to take a surfboarding lessons, just to get abit of a taster. Now i realised why the surfer types look buff…it’s physically hard work. There is a group of 10 that get taken out to the beach, shown the techniques and then taken out to put them into practice. The hardest part is getting the board out into the sea through the crashing waves, to get to the point were you can catch one…I managed to stand up once. We both got wiped out, by someone elses board wacking us on the head. Not quite sure I will ever take this up on a regular basis but i do now have a greater appriciation for what it takes.
surfer byron bay
pineapple dreadlocks
World Foote Steps 
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