Byron Bay at it's Best

Today we had a beautiful warm sunny day in Byron Bay.  It was extra warm after I heard on the Caravan Park grapevine that it was 8'c at home and snowfall down to 600 metres.  Byron had a hip and happening vibe about it.  Lots of young people and a few older hippie types where spotted out the car window.  Our object for the day was to see the Lighthouse and go to the most easterly point in Oz.  The road up to the lighthouse was long and narrow and windy and not far from the town centre.  There was not much parking up there and the parking was pay parking.  In fact most of Byron seems to be pay parking.  So we ended up walking up to the lighthouse from way down the mountain.    This time we walked 3.7 km  much more manageable but all up hill, except of course the return journey.  But it was very steep and lots of steps.  I was surprised to see many young yummy mummies pushing their prams up some even would have the second baby in a pouch at their front.  I even spotted a man climbing the steps with prosthetic leg. awesome!

I can tell you my ticker got a good work out today not to mention my legs that felt like jelly once I got to the top.

But I must say the view along the way was nothing short of spectacular.  We spotted 5 whales spouting through their blowholes and waving their tales at us.  A pod of dolphins that must of counted 15.  Clear sparkling waters with groups of sea kayakers out getting their morning exercise.   The sky was blue the sun was shining and the air was warm.  The lighthouse was tempting us upwards like a beacon.

Once up the top and I got my breath back and my ticker settled down and my legs stopped being jelly we where lucky enough to on a tour up the lighthouse.  This was Grace and James first time in a lighthouse and it was their job to count the steps up.  They counted 70 going up and found an extra one coming down 71.  There are no more lighthouse keepers and Grace and James decided they would not like to be lighthouse keeper kids, to boring, apparently.  Personally I thought it would be great.

I do not want to be disloyal to our beaches on the south coast of Australia but the sand up here seems to be finer and more softer.  And the water was warm enough to put my toes in.

I can see why Byron Bay attracts so many people from all parts of the world.  It is just beautiful in a cafe latte coastal beachey type of way.