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Fast forward to Byron Bay as we have been to busy/lazy to update the inbetween towns and did not stay long...

The morning before arriving to Byron, we went 4×4 on ballina seven miles beach and Lara caught a MASSIVE australian salmon, she fought with it for 10 minutes. She had a fan club, as two other cars had stopped to take pictures.

We met Emma and Jake (Lara's sister and her husband) in the afternoon for a fish and chips on the main beach. Ambre (Robin's cousin) was working that night so we went to see her after her work and slept in the van in front of her place.

The next morning Ambre took Robin on a 1h30 jogging for sunrise at the lighthouse (tiring and steep but so beautiful). Adrien (Ambre's 'friend') came as well. Robin realized he needs to work on his fitness a bit more as Ambre usually does it in 45min.

Around midday we went to Stone & Wood brewery with Emma, Jake and Ambre to taste the famous local beers. In the afternoon we went to the beach with Emma and Jake to take pictures of the sunset, and ended at the local pub to watch the rugby game.

Emma and Jake left on the Sunday. We went with Ambre and her friend CJ to Harvest, which is a bakery located in a lovely little town of Newrybar: their gardens and food is amazing, highly recommend.

In the afternoon, we borrowed Ambre's longboard and went to 'The Pass', which is the famous surf spot along the light house. Nice little waves and great sunset. Czytaj więcej

We are now into our second week in Byron Bay, enjoying the laid back, beach lifestyle and all that Byron and the surrounds have to offer.

We are waking up early for sunrise, doing either Broken Head Walking track or walking near the lighthouse. Now that daylight savings has kicked in the days are long and sunny.

Robin has been Kite Surfing and surfing - between the different beaches depending on the wind. Here’s a quick summary:

The Pass - Long boarding and kite surfing when it’s windy
Watego- long boarding - strong current, but brings you back to shore so it’s okay :)
Broken head - surfing
Lennox head - Kite Surfing
Tallows - all rounder beach, surfing, swimming and fishing
Tea Tree Lake - sacred aboriginal site, which has a lake surrounded by Tea Trees. There leaves dip into the lakes which releases the essential oils and the lake turns read. It is great for you skin and hair and is such a peaceful place for a nice swim and to explore you inner peace.

Lara has been avoiding the sun during the day, and coming out in early mornings for sunrise and the late afternoons to enjoy a Swim and a paddle on her new board.

We have also visited nice places for eating and drinks. Here are a few to mention:

Harvest - in Newrybar has a delicious deli, best bakery, a restaurant, a vege garden and some nice boutique stores - beautiful spot but expensive)

General Store - great coffee, good vibes and best mushroom burger

Road house - nice busy restaurant that is open for breakfast, lunch and dinner

The Railway Friendly - good atmosphere for some beers with friends, but average staff and kitchen and pub closes very early.

Lara’s friend Kate was also in Byron for 5 days this week and her and her family were very generous to us. Kate cooked two beautiful meals and welcomed us into their Airbnb’s. Thanks Kate!!

We are really enjoying the Byron Vibes, Amber is really taking care of us, introducing us to the friends she has made here, and taking us on adventures when she is not working.

We have not yet decided when to move on from Byron, so stay tuned for the next post! Czytaj więcej