Drove south of Gold Coast to Byron Bay crossing the Queensland/New South Wales border and jumping an hour forward without realising. Who knew that an hours drive would put us an hour in the future. We had high expectations for Byron Bay and unfortunately it didn't meet them. The area is known for it's laid-back new-age vibe but with swarms of backpackers it seemed like maybe we arrived a few years too late. It was a wonderful little town but was over crowded, stealing away the beauty of this hippy village. The accommodation prices are sky high so decided we wouldn't stay, so after a mooch around the shops, a visit to the beach and a coconut ice-cream we got back in the car and drove back to the Gold Coast arriving at the same time we left.
aww too bad!!! i had three of the best days of my whole backpacking trip in Byron Bay. Agreed...it is swarming with bakcpacking kids...but i was one of them...only more low key with the Manly girls i met up with there. my Byron stay started off at a sketchy hostel but quickly turned up when i switched hostels to a much nicer one with the girls, and spent three glorious days on the topless beaches ;) i was there in June so it was not crowded at all...not at the beach at least and for Australia it was some of the warmest weather i experienced during my whole trip...of course it was a scorcher in Cairns.
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