So, having arrived in Sydney pretty late and paying horrendous amounts to stay for what amounted to just a few hours, we set off in search of somewhere cheaper to sleep! Found somewhere just a little further up the road (actually towards the centre!) which was cheaper- they even upgraded our room from a 28person dorm to just a 4 person dorm... winner!! Having dumped our bags before we could check in, we went off into the gloriously sunny Sydney to go sightseei...

Next morning, I got up and had a look around Byron. Decided that I'd go surfing so rented a board and headed down to the Main Beach. Waves were quite good, so I ventured out amongst a mix of actually class surfers and average newbies, of which I was one!! Spent the next couple of hours attempting to surf.... managed to catch a fair few waves but also managed to bail quite hard on a number of occasions- even had the fin run over my thigh which really bloody hurt!!...