Beautiful area! We took the longer trail up to the lighthouse from a parking lot near Brooke…read moredrive. Had brunch at the pass cafe. As you start on the trail look up in the trees and you might spot a koala. They are pretty high up, but visible. Head through the rain forest terrains up a very nice steep trail that is well maintained. You will come to many picturesque spots with spectacular views of the sea it's splendid! The light house itself is beautiful. Sitting high upon a lookout its white gleaming features remind me of Greece. There are also trails down to the rocky beach area where there are crashing waves and tide pools. Very cool hike/ walk.

One of my favourite things about Byron Bay is this walk. Yes, the social life is fun, the beaches…read moreare gorgeous and the weather is warm, but I think the walk really wins as my favourite Byron Bay activity. The walk can be configured in different ways, but basically it weaves its way down to Wategos Beach, then up to the eastern-most point of Australia, and then around to the Cape Byron lighthouse, then down through some gorgeous bushland, in a sort of loop. Or you can do it the other way around. It's definitely run-able, although some sections are steep and full of steps, so often everyone but the most fit athletes are reduced to walking... One of the things I love about this walk (apart from how gorgeous the vistas are...) is the steep up and down nature of it all. Steep climbs and descents, varied terrain, from open and in the sun, to hidden in the trees. How long it takes is entirely up to you. I started the walk as a jog - on the other side of town, and then did a sort of run-walk, circling back. That took about 75 minutes. Unfortunately most of the walk is not wheelchair accessible, and it can be pretty rough if you have bad knees.

Fabulous week! I plan to stay 2 next time! Great instructors, fabulous food, schedule included a…read morevariety. And a fabulous pool.

We went on a whale watching tour with Byron Bay Dive Centre in mid-July and it was a great. Our…read moreexperience was in part to do with the great weather (sunny, little wind) but the crew had its hand in it too. We saw too many whales to count, including a calf with mom, multiple breaches, a curious whale that passed under our boat, and fin slaps. Also dolphins, a turtle, and a petrel (large avian). The whole trip lasted 3.5 hours of which 2 hours were on the boat. The rest was inductions and transport on land. The launch is from the beach so you'll get wet feet going on and off board. The ship's crew (3 for 10 passengers - max 12) was knowledgeable about whales and other marine wildlife, gave interesting info prompted and unprompted, was continuously on the lookout, and was pretty funny to boot.

There is sort of something about the beach down at Byron Bay that seems to attract anybody and…read moreeverybody. Well, not quite because there is a sort of person that seems to like this particular beach, and they are probably the young, or the young at heart. As for me, well, I wouldn't necessarily consider it to me one of those beaches that really grabs my attention. I was okay, but then again I'm not really a beachy sort of person.

Byron Bay . . . how long have you got?…read more Depending on who you ask, Byron is either Heaven, or Heaven. Everyone loves it sick, bro, in fact there's very little not to like. The backpackers? The prices? Yes, and sure, but compared to avalanche of good things about this place, these pale into insignificance. Now, I'm a beach-goer of some 30-odd years experience, and this might very well be the most epic and welcoming beach in Australia. Split by a rock wall there's one huge flat swimmers paradise to the right, and to the left a shipwreck and a surfing Valhalla. Don't even get me started on Wategos. Sit on the grassy hill and watch the giant martian moon come up after sunset and hang over the beach like a glowing spaceship. Sip wine. Strum a guitar. Smoke bongs. Whatever your pleasure, it's pretty much game on at Byron. Love. Love love love. In the words of an American colleague in her truly awful Australian accent: "Bist ivva!"

I had a great meditation session with Awaken Meditation Retreat. It really helps me setting up a…read moredaily practice which has improved my life enormously.

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