Dolphin and whale spotting

It was time to move on already and head from Brisbane down to Byron Bay. We only have one afternoon at Byron Bay so we planned to make the most of it. We set off early to the bus station so that we could sit back and relax with a coffee before the bus came. It was 20 minutes late so our relaxing time was a little longer than planned but the coffee was amazing. It only took us a few hours to arrive in Byron and luckily we were able to check into our hostel straight away. Unfortunately there's a festival happening at the moment so pretty much everyone at the hostel is going to that so we are a little concerned to how noisy it will be tonight and also the fact we haven't seen our room mates so we are pretty sure they are attending. As we only have an afternoon here we wasted no time in dumping our bags and heading to the beach. The town has a lovely vibe about it with many independent shops and cafes lining the streets as well as lots of cool street art and graffiti. We planned in advance what we wanted to do here based on the recommendation of a previous airbnb host. We headed to the beach and walked along the shore line right to the end of the bay. Here we climbed to a small lookout where we spent time watching the many surfers try and catch waves back into the shore. It seems a difficult skill to master and to get the timings right. From here we headed along a coastal walk, our destination was the lighthouse at the top of the hill. This is also the most eastern point of Australia. Along the way we saw beautiful scenery and beaches and spent time watching many whales swim past. We were even lucky enough to see a small pod of dolphins working together to hunt fish being swept in by the huge waves. It did mean they didn't jump often but it was so interesting to see them circling and darting around trapping the fish in an area that made it easier to finish the job. We eventually made it to the lighthouse which had an interesting small museum inside. It was closing when we arrived so luckily we made it inside but only had 10 minutes there before having to leave. This happened a second time with the gift shop as well. If we'd made it earlier we would of been able to climb up to the top of the lighthouse but sadly our bus meant we came just that couple of hours too late. We decided to walk another way back which was a track through the forest. It was a welcomed change from the coastal path and was made even more beautiful with the setting golden sun shining through the trees. Once we made it back down to the bay we stayed on the beach front watching the sun disappear leaving a golden glow to the west and a pink haze around the lighthouse to the east. Our evening was spent making curry and preparing for our 13 hours bus ride tomorrow. There's still no sign of our room mates so who knows when they'll be back but hopefully they are respectful when they come in. For now it's time for bed wishing we had longer here but knowing we need to get this long bus ride out of the way asap.Leer más