Byron Bay was such a blast. We arrived on Tuesday afternoon and the first thing I got was a huge hug and a kiss on the cheek from Andrew. It immediately put me in a good mood. We spent most of the day at the beach and then Andrew and I headed back to his hostel, went out for some drinks with Jeff and Jordan, and afterward had a few drinks (two bottles of vodka) before heading to Cheeky Monkey's. Wednesday I went out to brunch with him and his sister and then headed to the beach again. We got rained on, though, so we went to the Beach Hotel for some drinks. The rest of the day was us running around doing stuff before he had to catch his bus back to Sydney. It was sad to see him go but I'll be seeing him again in five days so I'm not too bummed. It was such a good visit, though, even though it was so short.
The rest of our time in Byron was spent tanning, snorkeling, and hanging out at the hostel for the most part. I sporadically decided to get my septum pierced on Thursday. We went to Nimbin, too, which was awesome. We arrived and ate some weed cookies and cake, got back on the bus and continued our adventure. The bus was like a rollercoaster ride and the driver was awesome and was playing sweet music for us to groove to. From Nimbin we headed to this hippy guy's place with acres and acres of rainforest that he planted all himself. He wasn't quite all there but the land was incredible. After that, we went to Minyon Falls which was unbelievable, too. The views that we got on the bus ride were so gorgeous and it was just such a fantastic day. We were left feeling exhausted afterwards and stayed in for our last night in town.
Sunday we went to the beach for a bit and caught some sun and swam. Then we walked around town for a while, trying to kill time until the bus came to bring us back to the Brisbane airport. I bought an Australian flag bikini for $12. I was quite proud of that purchase.
Finally the bus came and I slept for the entire 2 and a half hour duration of the drive. Then our flight was delayed two hours so we were stuck at the airport until 11:30pm. We finally arrived in Cairns around 2am and got back to the lodge around 3am. I was thoroughly exhausted and passed out soon after.
Today I have my lab to finish and then over the course of the next five days I have to study for and take two exams and say goodbye to all the people I've become so close with over the past four months. After all that, I head back down to Sydney to see Andrew one last time before leaving the country for home. It's frustrating that he and I can't see where this would go because we've only got three weeks left together... It sucks pretty hard, but I'm just trying to enjoy the time that we have. Still makes me sad, though.
The rest of our time in Byron was spent tanning, snorkeling, and hanging out at the hostel for the most part. I sporadically decided to get my septum pierced on Thursday. We went to Nimbin, too, which was awesome. We arrived and ate some weed cookies and cake, got back on the bus and continued our adventure. The bus was like a rollercoaster ride and the driver was awesome and was playing sweet music for us to groove to. From Nimbin we headed to this hippy guy's place with acres and acres of rainforest that he planted all himself. He wasn't quite all there but the land was incredible. After that, we went to Minyon Falls which was unbelievable, too. The views that we got on the bus ride were so gorgeous and it was just such a fantastic day. We were left feeling exhausted afterwards and stayed in for our last night in town.
Sunday we went to the beach for a bit and caught some sun and swam. Then we walked around town for a while, trying to kill time until the bus came to bring us back to the Brisbane airport. I bought an Australian flag bikini for $12. I was quite proud of that purchase.
Finally the bus came and I slept for the entire 2 and a half hour duration of the drive. Then our flight was delayed two hours so we were stuck at the airport until 11:30pm. We finally arrived in Cairns around 2am and got back to the lodge around 3am. I was thoroughly exhausted and passed out soon after.
Today I have my lab to finish and then over the course of the next five days I have to study for and take two exams and say goodbye to all the people I've become so close with over the past four months. After all that, I head back down to Sydney to see Andrew one last time before leaving the country for home. It's frustrating that he and I can't see where this would go because we've only got three weeks left together... It sucks pretty hard, but I'm just trying to enjoy the time that we have. Still makes me sad, though.
And now, I'll leave you with a few photos.
the view at Minyon Falls.
Nimbin code of conduct.
Septum piercing.
Can't help but smile.
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