Today we had a big drive ahead of us, so an early start at 6:30am, packed up and on the road by 8am. Before we left Coffs Harbour though we de-toured slightly to take in our next 'Big Thing'...the Big Banana!
Back on the Pacific Highway we passed through the town of Mclean - The Scottish Town in Australia (their line not ours!), where all the lamp posts have different clan tartans painted on, and yes there is a real Scottish feel to the place!
Heading North we stopped at the Razorback lookout, which offered superb views of the Goanna Headland; and then continued onwards to Ballina (which is just South of Cape Byron). We stopped in this busy little town for lunch alongside the river, and stocked up with provisions.
Rather than drive straight to Cape Byron we did the tourist drive along the coast, stopping at the famous surfers town of Lennox Head (where Ben brought a frisbee!).
Arriving in Cape Byron we felt like we had walked into teenage tourist trap; complete with shops, bars and funky restaurants (complete with several hundred teenagers). We made a bee-line instead for the 'Beaches of Byron' campsite which was just outside of town.
We pulled up on site and decided to enjoy the rest of the days sun with a cold beer, after which we walked to the beach at the back of the campsite and played frisbee.
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