en route north

We decided to drive up to Byron bay which is a lot further than Sydney but should be worth it! We woke up, headed into town and went to the killer whale museum to make up for the lack of actual whales we saw. It was really interesting to learn about the trade of whaling and how it was considered acceptable for so long.

Afterwards we headed to the fish and chip shop for lunch. They did stuff like chilli squid and calamari which was pretty fancy. We ate it overlooking the bay (and fighting off seagulls) before continuing on our way.

We spent the afternoon driving up the coast, stopping for petrol a couple of times. We saw a turn off for a campsite around 5.30 and headed down the ad to find it but with no luck. After a drive around we realised we were lost and pulled up outside a house to ask for directions. The guy who spoke to us said we weren't near any campsites but that we could camp behind their house if we needed to; they own a mushroom farm so have large grounds and public toilets. We were all pretty paranoid we were going to be murdered but with no other option thanked him and set up for the night. After dinner we locked ourselves in and set an alarm for early the next morning before the workers arrived, all pretty sure we wouldn't be waking up (optimistic).

Laura x