Brisbane by(e) Byron

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Sunday, November 29, 2009

Day 96 - Had my first overnight bus journey, from Newcastle to Byron Bay (took around 13 hours). Got to Byron at 9am and called the hostel to be told that i could check in at 11am and they would come and pick me up. Now, after 13 hours on a hot bus, i really could do with a shower and change of clothes, especially as it was a late bus and i had spent the day in Port Stephens. Regardless, despite the heat and sticky, sweaty situation, i had a look around Byron Bay and had a spot of brekkie. Come 10.45, i phone the hostel for a pick-up. Not best pleased to be informed that the room i was to be in was flooded due to a bust pipe and everyone had to be removed. The place then had no alternative accommodation and the only thing i was offered was a family room in another place outside Byron at $170 or a place 18km away. Not too chuffed. Went to the tourist office, but no accommodation available (apart from those two) anywhere. It was the 'schoolies' week in the Gold Coast and therefore the school leavers had booked out everything for a week long party
Byron Bay / Brisbane
Byron Bay / Brisbane
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I decided that the best thing was to book a bus to Brisbane (only a couple of hours away) and stay there for 3 nights rather than the planned two. Had 6 hours to kill in Byron so walked on the beach, went to the lighthouse, had some beers and food and left. Bye bye Byron. Got to Brisbane around 7pm, checked into hostel, showered, changed, had a quick wander than fell asleep for 13 hours.

Day 97 - First real look around Brisbane and think it is OK. Not much to see, but luckily managed to catch the last few hours of the Australia - West Indies test match which the Aussies managed to wrap up in 3 days. Went to an Irish bar for a quick jar which turned into a quick 10 (those Canadians can talk...), good day all round.

Day 98 - First time in a long time i woke up with a hangover, but not to let it worry me, i headed up to a koala sanctuary a couple of hours away. Was a reasonable day until i got to the open kangaroo  enclosure when a storm came in. I was soaked and got some truly awful photos. Attached for your confirmation. Headed back into the city to meet up with a few folk i had met in Peru. Had a good craic, a great steak, loads of beer and that was Brisbane
Byron Bay / Brisbane
Byron Bay / Brisbane
. (Interesting concept at the steak place, you picked what steak you wanted from the butcher counter, they give you a pager and page the table once it's ready - options were fillet, rib, t-bone, striploin, rump and, my choice, Wagyu which was pretty good, but not excellent). A note on waygu below:

'Kobe beef-beef from the black Tajima-ushi breed of Wagyu cattle, raised according to strict tradition in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. Kobe beef is renowned for its flavour, tenderness, and fatty well-marbled texture.

In accordance with popular belief, the cattle are fed a beer a day, and they are massaged with sake daily and brushed for setting fur, and fed on grain fodder.When the cattle are ready for slaughter, they are slaughtered in a humane and painless customary way in order to keep the meat tender and at its highest flavor.

They are approximately $100 a pound'.



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davidsuperkilli
davidsuperkilli on

Aye well seeing you were knackered falling for that marketing w!nk about the steak ;-)

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