During our mid-semester break in September, some of my friends (baes, hence the title) and I went on a road trip to Byron Bay. It was a 3-hour drive, but we stopped halfway to visit The Farm.

Byron Bay is a coastal town in the southeastern Australian state of New South Wales. It’s a popular holiday destination, known for its beaches, surfing and scuba diving sites. It’s also where Chris Hemsworth’s $9 million mega-mansion is. We walked around the artistic small town and ordered lots of seafood to share by the beach. The beach was pretty crowded considering that fact that we went on a Thursday but nonetheless we found a spot by the park which was just right beside the beach to enjoy the sights and the food.

 

After our lunch, we drove to the famous Cape Byron, which is the easternmost point of the mainland of Australia. It is about 3 km east of the town of Byron Bay and projects into the Pacific Ocean.

This is the Cape Byron Light, Cape Byron’s active lighthouse and also the most powerful lighthouse in Australia.

We hiked down to the beach from the lookout point for some photos and on the way, we managed to spot some whales since it was the migrating season for the whales.

We then waited for the sunset before starting our 3-hour long journey back to Brisbane. Hopefully, you’ve enjoyed the photos of Byron Bay, as you can tell from my previous blog post (Straddie), I’m really taking advantage of the beautiful weather and beaches that Australia has to offer while I’m here on exchange! I’m planning to do a 6-month recap on my exchange experience so far so I’ll see you guys then!

Love,

Joyce