Byron Adventures 1

So, at this point, I'm saying goodbye to the idea of updating the blog with all the cool things i've done until this point, but i'm going to try to do a better job of updating it regularly, as things happen. This weekend me and a couple other friends traveled up to Byron Bay, so what a better place to start my travel chronicles.

In what turned out to be a great twist of fate, two of my friends booked the last cheap flights to Byron Bay, literally seconds before I did. Left with flight options that were nearly twice as expensive, I jokingly said "F it, I'm taking a train!" not even knowing if that was a legitimate option. But then Jeff and I started looking into the train system here, and found a perfect option. for half the price as my friends' flights, we booked a 13 hour sleeper car ride.

So Thursday aftrnoon, we started our epic journey. the travels would include a ferry, two trains, and at least one bus. entirely too many times and locations for three 20 year old guys to keep straight. But surprisingly enough, it went relatively smoothly. well, except for almost missing our stop on the train that is... but we made it off. thats what counts, right?

the train was quite an experience. We left Central station in Sydney at 4:30, so we had a good amount of time to gaze out the window at the beautiful Australian countryside before the sun set. In an attempt to minimize drinking on the train, there was a limit of two drinks per hour. but all that did was make us very punctual. every hour, on the hour, you could find us at the cafe ready for our next two small bottles of wine.

After a rude awakening and a frantic exit from the train, we found ourselves in Casino at 3:45 in the morning where we boarded a bus and went East towards the coast.