Yamba! The scenery riding into yamba was different to what we have experienced on the journey so far.
We rode past numerous sugar cane fields, and it surprisingly reminded me of forest gump, when Jenny was running into the field from her father. I love that movie! Some of the houses very run down like hers, just bigger.
The beaches were amazing with decent waves for surfers. As there was no free camping, we looked at staying in a caravan park online and there was a couple to choose from. To help us decide we started reading the reviews of each park and all of them had a theme that theft was quite common. We chose the one in the best location and asked the woman behind the desk if she gets many reports of theft. She said she hasn’t had one in the last 48 hours. What!! What ever faith we had was gone. We stayed anyway but took our time picking a location in the campsite even though we had been given a sight. We have realised the receptionists usually say they are full to prevent people from moving around the park. I could easily see how theft would be an issue because the park was attached to a local walking track without a fence so anyone could walk through the park.
Besides the copious amount of midges that attacked us and the uneasiness about leaving our belongings,the town was very nice and the access to the beach was more than convenient.
Beautiful area, sad that there is so much theft. Yamba! Happy to visit but was ready to leave. The midges got me bad!!
The ride to Byron bay was very nice, we mostly stayed on the coast.
Where we stayed was close to some shops and restaurants in a place called Suffolk Park.
We stayed in a caravan park again as there wasnt any free camping in the area.
The caravan park was great and the people in the park were very friendly. We met a cool family from Hawaii.
We ate delicious Indian the first night. As we walked back to our tent past our neighbor after dinner, i got a glimpse into their dimly lit smoked filled tent. I believe the term is called compression session. I told Rob and we laughed guessing they were young adults on there first Byron holiday. To our surprise a 60 year old single woman came out about 11am the next day. Haha Only in Byron.
We walked around the streets of Byron and went up to the beautiful light house. The prettiest lighthouse of the trip so far.
Parking prices are a bit silly though.
It would have cost $8 per bike to park at the top of the hill near the light house. Even if its just for 5 minutes. We parked 5 minutes walk from the top of the hill instead. The walk up was incredible and the views were breathtaking.
We swam, sun baked and soaked up the Byron vibe. Walked around town with shops full of coloured sarongs, dresses and shirts. Its much busier than it was last time i visited. Everyone seems to still have the same respect for each other with the surfy vibe. The difference is that now its a popular place to go so there is also such a dynamic range of people in the town. From tourist to wealthy soccer mums, Byron has grown, its a different side to Byron. Its much busier than it was last time i was here but still worth the journey.
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