This weekend was Michael's Birthday gift - a spring weekend away at Byron Bay (and surrounding area) with two of our friends, Andy and Lucija. All Michael knew beforehand was that we were flying somewhere for a few days.
We had a great time hiking, spotting wildlife (humpback whales, an echidna, a wallaby, and an estimated 4-5 ft. python that was coiled up), checking out local beaches, celebrating a random 2 year old's birthday (the son of one of Andy's friends), sampling the local fare and market, and even unexpectedly running into a few familiar faces. We were hoping to get a chance to go hangliding like I had done 10 years ago in the same location, but the wind was never favorable at the right time. Oh well, maybe next time.
Our favorite breakfast places in Byron were the Bay Leaf Cafe and the Treehouse on Belongil. The award for best smoothie goes to Naked Treaties - their smoothies are like drinking silk, and cost about as much.
One slightly odd thing about our trip is that we were travelling during daylight savings weekend. In addition, we flew into the Gold Coast airport, which is in Queensland, but the majority of the time we were still in New South Wales (from there, you drive south about one hour). Queensland does not do daylight savings, but New South Wales does. So, when we flew in, it was the same time in both states. But when leaving, a day after springing forward, we had to drive to a different time zone an hour behind, then arrive back in the time zone we had left. We had to check several times to make sure we were right about the timing, so as not to miss our flight, which ended up being delayed anyway. I wonder how many people get tripped on that.
Overall it was a fun long weekend, and we were reminded yet again of how lucky we are to live somewhere so naturally beautiful.
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