So we arrived in Sydney mid-morning and walked over the road from the drop off at Central Station straught to our hostel! It was amazing in terms of facilities - cinema, swimming pool, supermarket, cafe, bar as well as the usual internet, kitchens etc etc. We weren't allowed to check in until after midday so after grabbing a small breakfast in the cafe we made a start on the walking tour provided in the lonely planet guide. We managed to pack in St. Mary's Cathed...

We left Brisbane at around 1pm and arrived in Byron Bay about 6pm. New South Wales (where Byron Bay is) has daylight saving whereas Queensland doesn't so we were now one hour ahead. We arrived to pouring rain and were greeted by Liz (who we first met in Cairns) who had really kindly sorted out our accommodation whilst we were travelling as everywhere I phoned was fully booked! We waited for a good hour though at the bus stop for the hostel mini-bus to come as ...