Down Under and Back Again: Beautiful Byron Bay

JetStar Flight from Sydney to Ballina

So I left for Byron Bay the other day. Back to Domestic Airport, by train this time!, checking in and lifting of with high hopes and transportation by JetStar. It is only a one hour flight from Sydney to Ballina, the closest airport to Byron Bay - the easternmost point of Australia.
As you may have seen in the later Sydney photos in my picasa webalbum, the weather was not perfect, and the forecasts for the east coast were not delightful, to say the least. It turned out to be a really bumpy ride, including crying kids, nervous parents clamping into their seats and all that good jazz. The fact that this low-price domestic airline stewardess was a real blond Ozzie eye candy didn't help much, so i just cranked up my iPods volume and waited for the show to be over, since I've already seen worse in my days of flying. You just gotta know how to handle these situations and I usually buckle up the seatbelt even faster and listen to some heavy beats. Always helps. Anyhow, the landing was ok, given the fact that this little country airport didn't even have a tower.

Tourist Village Bunk House

So I was picked up by my friend and his best man and we drove to the camping site i was staying for the next 5 days. One piece of advice for all you booking.com bookers! Always double check the payment conditions of the place you want to stay. Most places - expecially the cheaper ones - don't accept credit cards like Amex because of their high fees.
So, booking.com doesn't really check on that, the only thing they do is to simply send an email to the place you are booking for including all your credit card information... which is quite ridiculous but alas not remarkable at all considering their successful business plan. I'm still not sure what to think of that. Long story short, i still got lucky to have a cabin available for me, even though they basically didn't really accept my reservation in the first place (thanks booking.com!). Anyhow, i had a roof over my had, and that was all I was caring about for this night.

Byron Bay Blossom

The next couple of days' weather conditions turned out in our favor. I got up early the next morning to get some nice shots of Belongil Beach and its surroundings. The waves there are quite fascinating and nature doesn't really hold back on its wonders in this place.

Dead Railway Crossing

Coastal Bushlands


Access to Belongil Beach

I dare say that it is magical and very unique. Endless beaches, bushlands and rainforest like stretches along the coast merging into a beautiful hillside... just the perfect spot for a romantic wedding - a wedding that turned out to be a little it more... action packed. But that's another story ;)

Best waves on the coast

For the first time in many many years i was enjoying the beach life again. And the good thing is: I wasn't just lying around in the sand, nonono, photos had to be made and here they are - sample wise. The rest will be uploaded continuously on my picasa album. No worries!