April 9 - to Currumbin

Today was a great day of cycling.  It was not a short easy day.  It was a 109 kilometer day with over 600 meters of climbing. Most of the climbing was done as we ascended to the Byron Point Lighthouse.  It is the eastern most point of Australia.  It was a tough climb up to the point but well worth it.  Awesome views of Byron Bay and out into the Pacific Ocean.

    The Byron Bay Lighthouse...

    View from the lighthouse out into the Pacific Ocean.

    Sign leading out to one of the beaches along the biking route.  Notice the warnings for stingers and sharks... 😳

    Major surfing point of Johnson Bay.  Killer waves kept wiping out even the most experienced ones.

    The person on the left was fishing for worms.  As the tide came in he would swirl his bag of dead fish around in the water.  The worms would be tricked and come out of their holes.  He would grab them.  They could be over a  foot long.  Hmmmm, let them eat worms???

And as the journey comes to a close...

Over 1,450 miles pedaled across the eastern edge of Australia.  It was a beautiful experience that seems to have gone by in light speed.  So many places seen, so many experiences had and what a wonderful set of memories.  My Australian hosts, Janice and Simon, did an unbelievable job putting together a trip of a lifetime.  

Thank you, Janice and Simon.

    Hoisting the bike overhead celebration at the beach at Gold Coast....

What next?!