A fun map of Byron Bay
Byron Bay felt like a breath of fresh air to Lewis the Lion. He just loved the vibe of this place. Whilst it had elegant cafés serving fantastic coffees and brunches (something Lewis was discovering that the Australians did very well but he’ll tell you more about that on his blog on ‘Lewis tucks into Australian Tucker’), it also had a real bohemian feel to the place with its artists,
Bohemian shops in Byron Bay
musicians, circus performers
Lewis the Lion sees a shop with circus tricks
and travellers, not to mention all its ‘surfer dudes.’
Lewis the Lion thought that this sign post he came across seemed to sum the place up:
Everything seems very relaxed in this surfing town!
As Lewis the Lion relaxed one afternoon on its long stretch of sandy beach, he thought how he just loved to ‘Bryon Bay it!’
Lewis the Lion ‘Byron Bay’s it’ on the beach!
That meant to totally relax, take it easy and go with the flow.
Lewis the Lion looks along the beach towards Byron Bay lighthouse
He was starting to understand why the turtle in the Finding Nemo film was a surfer and so ‘chilled out!’
Black Dog Surfing Company
Lewis the Lion watched on one afternoon as Helen and her friend Dave had a surfing lesson near the bay, with a company called Black Dog Surfing.
Lewis the Lion discovers some rules for surfers
The surfing instructor kept repeating the phrase, ‘Just relax!’ Lewis the Lion was delighted to see how his friend Helen was doing some more surfing here in Australia after she’d tried it out in California.
Helen pushes her surfboard through the waves
She seemed to be growing in confidence too, managing to get straight up on her board, albeit for a short time.
Helen wobbles a little bit as she stands up on her surfboard
By the end of the afternoon though, she’d managed to stay up for the longest time yet as you can see on these photos.
Helen rides the waves on her surfboard!
The surfing gang
Byron Bay after a day’s surfing
The other thing that Lewis the Lion enjoyed about Byron Bay was that one evening he took a very pleasant stroll with his friends along the coastal path towards its famous lighthouse.
Byron Bay Lighthouse at dusk
On route, he passed a sign that told him he’d arrived at Australia’s most easterly point.
Lewis the Lion at Australia’s most easterly point
It was a shame he’d come here in the evening really and not been here for sunrise! (After all, the sun rises in the East and sets in the West).
Lewis the Lion walks along the coast towards the lighthouse
From this lookout point, apparently you could often see dolphins playing in the surf.
Looking out on the magnificent sea near the Byron Bay lighthouse
Lewis the Lion didn’t see any dolphins today but wasn’t disappointed as he relished the wonderful view looking out to sea instead.
Looking out over Australia’s most easterly point
He then thought the Byron Bay lighthouse was rather charming as you can see on this photo.
Lewis the Lion makes it to the iconic lighthouse
It was then quite good to look back on how far he’d walked along the coast,
Lewis the Lion looks back over Byron Bay
before the night set in and he had to rely on Dave’s torch to get him home!
Byron Bay Lighthouse at night
On the pathway, Lewis the Lion came across these two interesting signs that really got him thinking.
Lewis the Lion learns how to reduce his carbon footprint
Lewis the Lion learns how he can care for the country
As a travelling lion, he was aware of his own carbon footprint, especially because travelling with any vehicle emits so much carbon dioxide into the atmosphere and obviously he was doing a lot of travelling this year. He was glad that on this occasion he had chosen to walk to the lighthouse instead like the sign suggested.
What sort of things do you know of that you can do to reduce your carbon footprint and the amount of carbon dioxide that you produce? Discuss your ideas with your friends.
