This is our 6th day in Byron. We've stayed parked in the car park by the train station and spent a few nights sat outside with other campers drinking, and a few huddled indoors as it was chucking it down. Police came round and told us to move on one day but no one moved. This place is private land owned by the railway (which is now disused) so they haven't any jurisdiction. You don't know this until you talk to people who've already seen their weekly ...

Got up at 7am and had coffe and swopped info about places to go with Andy and Claire then left and drove up to Byron Bay. We parked up and looked round. The place is buzzing with people and cool shops, cafes etc. There are only a few main streets to the centre of town and most roads seem to lead to the beach. There are quite a few beaches along the coast and the two we saw today have loads of surfers in the ocean. Surf boardsand body boeards are every...