Great start to the day - emptied the toilet. I don't want to go into tooo much detail but we probably shouldn't leave it quite that long next time. Enough said - move on. Which we did.
As we didn't have far to go to get to Byron we decided to take the scenic route via Alstonville (disappointing), Lismore (surprisingly attractive for a big town) and the Minyon Falls.
Now I am not going to say who recommended visiting Minyon Falls (you know who you are Mum) but I can tell you that by the time the third "Road narrows" and the fourth "Windy Road next 5 kms" signs appeared it was getting really narrow and really windy for MM and the trailer!
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| RTA please note: vehicle was stationary when driver took this photo |
Then when the bitumen ran out and the road became a goat track, complete with river crossing and ditches 2 foot deep I was beginning to wish we still had the Husqvarna dirt bike not the imitation Harley !
But, when we got there, the Falls were certainly pretty to look at.
That is once I managed to prise my eyes open on the viewing platform which did seem rather precariously balanced on the side of a cliff. I probably wouldn't have been quite so worried but for the sign which stated "Falling from here could seriously kill you" (or words to that effect)
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| Note DANGER sign on viewing platform!! |
Eventually arrived in First Sun Caravan Park in Byron Bay, which is perfectly placed right in town. Walk out the front gate and you are in the main street, walk out the back gate and you are on the beach. The owners have obviously worked out that this is quite a unique opportunity to charge like wounded bulls. $52 a night for a powered site, the most expensive by far so far and they tell us that this is not yet peak season and next week it will be more expensive. But it looks like this is not deterring people and we got the second last available site and that only available for one night.
It also appears that the owners are making the most of the location and the sites are extremely squeezy. Another confirmation for us to leave the trailer in Chinderah when we move on in the new year. MM would have slotted in quite easily but getting in with the trailer proved a little more challenging.
But we managed to make the most of the location and wandered into town to check out the scene of some of Elke's finest work - her schoolies trip :-) Also managed to get a very nice iced coffee frappe.
Interestingly, despite the cost the park is half full off international backpackers and the average age here is about half that of any other park we have stayed on.
Given the "coziness" of the sites and the cost we have decided to get to Chinderah and Mum and Dad a day earlier and will leave in the morning.
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