Byron Bay

We took our time going to Byron Bay because it was a short distance so we drove into all the little communities to see what was there and to look at the beaches.

Bogangar - another lovely beach, just south of Surfers and not all the people

just watching the surfers, same beach

We just love the beach views

 We arrived in Byron Bay early in the day, the traffic into town was horrendous.  We thought there must be road construction or an accident, however, it was just the tourists arriving in full force.

We were fortunate enough to get a spot at the Glen Villa Resort, the same place we stayed in 2001.  It is a big, beautiful park, one of the nicest we have stayed in, however, it has the worst amenities blocks, only 3 sinks, everything is old.  The owner is pulling in bucks hand over fist and he doesn't want to part with any of it.  When we turned our boom gate key in, I told them exactly what I thought and they said they wished the owner would do something, I am sure they have heard it all before.

Anyway, David was there and that is why we were stopping.   We met David for drinks at the Train Station, about a 5 minute walk from our park, it has live bands every night and the place was hopping.  David found us a table in a very secluded section so we were at least able to have a conversation.  We had a couple of drinks and then made arrangements for the next day.

David picked us up and took us up to Cape Byron, it was a lovely walk, uphill all the way,

David and Uncle Dalton

Just a lovely shot of the Lighthouse - it's cloudy and the clouds look full of rain, but it was still very hot

We watched the surfers on one side - what you see from downtown Byron Bay

Some people will go anywhere to fish!

A Rainbow Lorikeet having lunch by the path on the way to the lighthouse

David and Aunt Robi checking out the turtles, they really look small from way up here

Some Byron Bay shacks

Another Byron Bay shack, this time its an accommodation and restaurant - pretty spiffy

We were at the top of a cliff, by the lighthouse and they came pretty close...not my cup of tea!

There is a huge pod of dolphins playing in the water, however, the telephoto lens wasn't on the camera

The dolphins were just outside these waves, in front of the surfers on the other side of Byron Bay

After the lighthouse, we walked back down to the car, back into town and went to the beach for fish and chips then David took us to Nightcap National Park where he will be working until the end of June.

This is a waterfall but there is only a trickle going over at this time of year

The creeks and streams are so clean and clear, far away from all the pollution

David spent the day in bare feet, I told him that everyone would take him for an Abo

It's Dalton delivering our snorkel gear to David, that is the entry to his home for the next 2 months. 

David dropped us off so we could rest up for the evening.  He had booked us unto an Italian restaurant for dinner.  One of his mates, Dave and his wife Nicky, joined us for dinner.  We met at the Beach House for a drink and walked over to the restaurant, the meal was delicious, everyone was raving about it and when the bill was due to arrive, we found it had already been taken care of by David.  Business must be really good for Mtn. Trails.

Sunday was Market day so we took a tour our two around the stalls, met up with David to say good-bye.  We had a most enjoyable time with him, glad to have been able to get to know him a little better, the more we know, the more we like.