On November 17th, we traveled by bus to the town of Mullumbumby. We were going to stay with Claudia and Raman who we connected with through helpx. Their house was up in the mountains about 15 minutes from town. They own about 25 acers of beautiful land. Claudia is an art and [...]
Posts from ‘November, 2009’
The Best Place to Stay in Byron Bay
In her last blog post, Tina briefly mentioned that we stayed at First Sun in Byron Bay. I thought this place needed to be highlighted because it is truly a nice and inexpensive place.
Before finding out about First Sun, Tina and I walked all around town in search of a cheap and clean place to [...]
Byron Bay and Beyond
After Clare’s house we were dropped off at First Sun which is a camp/cabin/lodge area right on the beach in Byron Bay. We had booked 4 nights and were hoping for beautiful weather and surf. Unfortunately, none of the five days we spent in our little lodge on the beach included good waves. [...]
Our First WWOOFING Experience
On November 8th, Sebastien and I took a bus, County Link, from Burleigh Heads to Byron Bay. Once we arrived in Byron Bay we were picked up by the lovely Clare Hopkins and she took us to her home in Bangalow.
In order for us to do this trip for more than a month we will [...]
From Arizona to Australia: The Beginning of Our Trip
On November 1st, we arrived at my mom’s friend Jan’s house. That evening we went out to dinner in Gilbert and enjoyed some creme brulee. Ummm. The next day, Sebastien did some work and I ran errands. Mitch (my car) got a good cleaning and I repacked for the 15th time. In the afternoon we [...]
One more day till we leave the puffin nest
Sebastien and I have decided to start driving to Arizona on Saturday. That is tomorrow! We got rid of the mattress and the bike was sold. We have started to move stuff into the BigBoxes and the packing is almost organized.
Last night, we slept on the full bed. Transitioning from the California king to a [...]