Oh, and for whale!
We have so far travelled around twenty five thousand kilometres on our journey and hardly seen a whale. (One I think, near Kalbarri).
Then, less than a thousand kilometres from home and suddenly the whales are countless!!! In Byron Bay the best place to do a bit of whale spotting has to be at Cape Byron, at the lighthouse.
And how did we get from Clarke's Beach to the lighthouse? Yes, that's right, we walked. And walked and walked.
Two whales, spotted off Cape Byron.
I was so excited to see countless whales heading in BOTH directions. Some slow coaches are still heading north while some are already heading south.
The first whale we saw was just metres from the coast, and spotted by a keen bunch of school children on excursion to the lighthouse. Obviously, their eyesight is much better than mine.
Isn't the weather just brilliant? Here's Honey Pie, posing for me in front of Byron Bay Lighthouse.
We have so far travelled around twenty five thousand kilometres on our journey and hardly seen a whale. (One I think, near Kalbarri).
Then, less than a thousand kilometres from home and suddenly the whales are countless!!! In Byron Bay the best place to do a bit of whale spotting has to be at Cape Byron, at the lighthouse.
And how did we get from Clarke's Beach to the lighthouse? Yes, that's right, we walked. And walked and walked.
Two whales, spotted off Cape Byron.
I was so excited to see countless whales heading in BOTH directions. Some slow coaches are still heading north while some are already heading south.
The first whale we saw was just metres from the coast, and spotted by a keen bunch of school children on excursion to the lighthouse. Obviously, their eyesight is much better than mine.
Isn't the weather just brilliant? Here's Honey Pie, posing for me in front of Byron Bay Lighthouse.
Millionaire's Row (Watego Beach). I reckon this must be the best place in Australia to live (apart from the Blue Mountains). Pity I've left my run too late!!!
Spotted this adventurous little fellow on our walk down from Cape Byron.
In broad daylight, he came out of hiding, had his fill of ants, and ventured back to his hiding place, completely ignoring passers by.
A local woman stopped to view the sight and eagerly told us about the python she found hanging about in her garden yesterday.
After our coastal walk, we ventured up to the Top Shop for lunch. I think this is the first time I've actually had trouble eating all my meal. Besides huge servings, the food here is fresh and the menu is healthy and varied, and the prices reasonable.
Dinner tonight consisted of canned soup, stretched out with a bit of coconut milk and a portion of leftovers. Yum!
I'd just like to add too, that Clarkes Beach Holiday Park has got it right for its campers!! Well done!!!
Slap bang in the middle of the camp ground, the best camp kitchen yet, wow. And they even provided power points to charge mobile telephones and laptops! No signs here saying that charging mobile telephones etcetera is not permitted!
Our camp site was less than fifty metres from the camp kitchen. The site itself was well protected from the coastal weather and even though we couldn't actually see the ocean from our tent, it was a short walk to Clarke's Beach.
The ablution block was okay, but a new block is being constructed even as I write this. Love this place.
Oh, and we're staying another night.
Tomorrow we hope to meet up with one half of Mark and Mal. The last we saw of Mark and Mal was in Wyndham. They have been back in Byron for around three weeks now, hard at work.
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