This past weekend was an experience that will not be forgotten. My friends and I rented a car and drove about an hour south to Byron Bay to celebrate Australia Day the proper way. It all started on Saturday morning when we woke up early and went to Surfers Paradise to pick up the rental car. Since I am the only one who is 21 I was the one who was in charge of driving. This was such a great experience. The drivers seat is on the right side of the car and they drive on the left side of the road. I thought this was going to be so difficult, but it actually wasn't difficult at all. It came pretty natural once I sat down in the driver seat.
We arrived to Byron Bay around 11 Brisbane time, 12 Byron Bay time. Byron Bay is the most eastern point in Australia and that is why they are an hour ahead of time. Once we got there we went to grab something to eat and then checked into our hostel. Let me tell you, a hostel is an interesting experience. It is a combination of living in a dorm and going camping in a cabin. Our room however, wasn't too bad. We had a balcony and a bathroom that was shared among 6 total girls, 4 of them being me and my friends. After we checked into the hostel and got all settled, Sara, Hayley, and myself went to the liquor store and got a bottle of wine. We sat outside on our balcony and had a great time. Even though it was raining, we decided that was not going to stop us from having fun. So we went to our other friends hostel where a bunch of people were there to celebrate Australia Day. Later that night we did a bar crawl and we got free drinks, free pizza and VIP access to 3 different bars. We had so much fun and it was such an experience.
On Sunday we had to check out of our hostel at 10 in the morning. We tried to go to Nimbin but because of the rain and the fact that Nimbin is in the mountains the roads were too flooded to get there, so we just headed home. Thank goodness we got back when we did. There is actually a cyclone happening right now. It is pretty much like a hurricane but not as dangerous. The wind is extremely strong and it has been raining for about 5 days now.
The winds are around 20-30 MPH and all the rain had caused MAJOR flooding. The lake on campus is completely overflowing and covering benches, walking paths, and the steps that take you down to the lake. We were supposed to have classes today but since the weather conditions are not good or safe the school canceled classes. My professor even emailed us saying that she lives up in Brisbane and it is worse up there than it is here in the Gold Coast and class might be canceled again tomorrow. It is supposed to rain the rest of the week but it seems like Friday it might finally be nice again. Just in time for the weekend!
Well wish me luck with this weather. Happy Australia Day! Cheers!
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