November 9th 2010 --- Byron Bay I love Byron!The atmosphere and attitude of the town is so laid back and easy going.I could easily live here I reckon!In the morning, (after a bit of a sleep in) we met up with Becky and treated ourselves to a delicious breakfast by the beach.I had Asian spiced mushrooms and poached eggs on sourdough bread with freshly squeezed orange juice --- delicious!We were hoping to spend the majority of the day on the beach, but the wea...

November 8th 2010 --- Hervey Bay to Byron Bay Today was essentially another full-on travel day.We caught a 9am Greyhound from Hervey Bay and headed south to Brisbane (about 5 hours of driving).In Brisbane, we had a 2-hour layover, so we grabbed a pizza for lunch and wandered through some shops in the transit center.Another few hours of driving and we finally reached Byron Bay.We made friends with a lovely English girl (Becky) who just happened to be staying ...

Tues Oct 11th 2010 --- Back to Byron Bay! Today, Maree had the day off work, so she gratefully took us into Byron Bay for the day.Byron is a super cool beach town known for it's laid back attitude and somewhat hippy vibe.Just my kinda place! I spent a lot of time here 4 years ago when I was last out in Australia.The town hasn't changed too much, other than some new shops and restaurants. The weather today was okay, but not quite warm enough for the beach (a...