Byron Bay

We went to Byron Bay on Saturday morning. It's about 1hr 40min from Brisbane...down the Gold Coast. It's a great little surfing town and we had the perfect day!! Bryon Bay is just so cute so we definitely have to spend the night next time!

The kids love the water. They could spend the whole day running along the beach and digging in the sand. So, we spent a few hours on the beach and then checked out the town. Of course we had to buy a few things. :) We got Shamus a cute "Che" tshirt.

See the kids swimming clothes? That's the normal swimwear here. Some of the clothes are long sleeve to protect them from the sun. And it's very common for adults to wear a tshirt like Shamus - it's called a "rash" shirt. Which comes from the surfers -they wear them to protect their skin when surfing..laying on the board. But, now everyone wears them for protection from the sun. And Breagha wears big one pieces now. You won't really see any little girls wearing a little one piece or 2 piece bathing suits. Just too dangerous with the sun. Which is a good thing.

One of the highlights for Shamus and Breagha...having Dad swing them around!! And then race up and down the beach.

Cute little "Father and Daughter" moment.

Not sure if you can see all the little black spots in the water and by the coastline...surfers.

Cool Dude Shamus. Breagha just won't keep her sunglasses on or we're constantly losing them. But Shamus doesn't like to do anything without his.

And here is the racing!

Ah, and now for the "Father and Son" moment. It was pretty cute. Darryl was looking out at the water. So, Shamus walked up beside him, put his hands behind his back, and just stared out at the water like Darryl.

See the lighthouse right behind us? Up on the hill? Well, that's where we went after checking out the town.

Breagha could dig in the sand all day. Which is usually my chance to just sit and chill out. Always nice! And Shamus discovered a stick on the beach so he was busy with that for a while!!

Ok, look at this pic. Check out the seagull. Doesn't it look like it landed on Shamus' hand? Thought this was funny!

So, after checking out the town and doing some shopping, we headed off to the lighthouse. It's only a few minutes out of town and a great view. It's the most eastern point of Australia so kind of cool. We got there around 430pm...before sunset...so it was pretty busy. I think lots of people go to watch the sunset. There was even a couple on the path (path to the water) with 2 glasses of wine. Yeah, it's legal to drink in public places here. I asked around...it's legal. Bizarre.

The view from the lighthouse. We did the trek down and we actually saw a lot of dolphins and a whale.

On the way down.

The waves were so loud...crashing on the rocks. It actually sounded a bit like thunder.

And we made to the bottom!!
So, after the lighthouse we headed back into town to have dinner. We had a great time. It was so relaxing and peaceful.

Sunday morning was off to South Bank for a birthday party. Our friends Mike and Mireille had a party for their son, Jason. His 2nd party. So, those pics are coming soon!