Where have all the hippies gone?
I imagined Byron Bay on Australia’s East Coast NSW to be really hippy-like from all that I had heard about it but was fairly surprised when I got there. Yes, there are quite a few alternative healing centres and loads of places you can get a massage, the odd crystal shop but that was it, apart from that its just a little beach town.
Byron has loads of beaches, all of which are very beautiful and at certain times of the year you can actually see whales as they migrate, plus there are a school of dolphins (not sure if school is the correct terminology!) that live in Byron so they often make an appearance. You can generally see them from the beach or from the look out by the lighthouse but its better to go on a two hour tour to get a closer look and some better photos.
There are loads of restaurants in Byron but all in all it’s a fairly quiet town but very nice for a short holiday as its teeming with wildlife, beside dolphins and whales you can easily see wild bush Turkeys, Goanna’s, Parrots and loads of birdlife and that’s without even having to search for them! There is a lighthouse walk that you can do if you walk all the way along the beach and then follow the signs, it’s a bit tiring (for a very unfit person like myself!) but there are some fabulous views all across Bryon, and out to sea, plus you get to see all the little bays along the coast.
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