Byron Bay NSW, Australia (October 1997)
Cape Byron is the eastern most point on the continent, where “Australia greets the day.” Strange geographic trivia has always fascinated me, so I dragged my wife as far along the cape as possible. We were running short on time so we missed our goal by a few hundred metres. Close enough though.
The lighthouse sat high atop the cape, with excellent views in all directions (map). Immediately north sat Byron Bay and a town with the same name. The beach formed a large, attractive crescent of sand, and a shady park sat right behind that. Byron Bay, the town, seemed to be a throwback to the 1960’s hippie era and would have fit nicely somewhere along the California coast. Fascinating boutiques catered to a nomadic surfer lifestyle. The mood was pervasive and I could have easily spent a couple of days sleeping on the beach.
But we had to get back on the bus (Sara had to work so she couldn’t drive us, and remember I returned the rental car earlier). An obnoxious unwashed smelly guy sat right behind us. That pretty well destroyed the mood.
Articles from the 1997 Eastern Australian Tour Series
- Sydney Skyline
- Along Sydney Harbour
- Australian Brewery Coasters
- Australia’s Blue Mountains
- Jenolan Caves
- Brisbane at Sunset
- Atop Mt. Coot-tha
- Noosa National Park
- Glass House Mountains
- Tweed River & Mt. Warning
- Cape Byron Lighthouse
- An Australian Banana Plantation
Readers may also be interested in my 2018 Australasian Adventures Series or my Lighthouse Index page.
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