byron bay

there isn't much i can say about byron bay because while we were there for a few hours, we only sat on the beach.. which i definitely do not mind.  the sun is brutal.  i had to apply sunscreen every 40 minutes even though im fairly dark.  those who did not, suffered from pretty intense burns.  what makes it worse is that us americans are coming from the depths of winter with no base tan.  but you can be sure everyone has a base tan now.   the currents were unbelievably strong.  i could barely walk in the shallow waters.  the waves were crazy.  i tried to have as much fun as i could, but i was mostly fighting for my life. 

it was typical of a non american beach.. men were in speedos and women were topless.  we ended up playing beach volleyball with these 2 guys and it was a lot of fun when the sand wasn't burning out feet off and the sun wasnt baking our backs.  it ended up being a pretty big game and i went to hit the ball, but the ball hit me a few times.  good laughs.

i don't really need to explain how beautiful the beach actually was.  crystal clear blue water and white sand that made a strange noise when you walked on it.  

we didn't really go into the town, but we passed through it on the bus and it looked touristy but it still looked very cute.  people didn't have shoes on, naturally.  

no shoes, no worries seems to be the australian motto