Yesterday (Friday) was a VERY long day of driving from NSW (New South Wales) to Queensland. After passing by the Giant Prawn (weird Australian Kitsch…not photos of the “Giant Banana” that is apparently a tourist destination), we stopped in Byron Bay for a beach side lunch of fish & chips. Byron Bay was beautiful – and the vibe was similar to what we imagine Ithaca would be if it was a beach town instead of in cold upstate NY. There were lots of shops, restaurants and “new age” stuff…. We drove up to the lighthouse on Cape Byron and saw a whale offshore! We also saw dolphins, more ‘roos, strange birds and lizards…and seagulls, which are equally annoying here as they are in The States.
We arrived in Brisbane around 5 and after checking into our room received some complimentary Hilton room service dessert – we should be on our honeymoon all the time!!
Wandering around in search of a dinner place found us in a cool pedestrian mall area – tons of people were out on the town on Friday night including a group of US sailors who were in port.
Heading to Zoo Australia today for lots of Steve Irwin-style fun!
Special shout-out: We love McDonald’s free wi-fi. Wi-fi internet connections are much more difficult to find than we anticipated and when we find them, they are much more expensive than they’d be in the US.
