Thursday, March 22, 2007
Friday, March 23rd 2007
Oh my...I've been back four weeks exactly today. Even a month because Feb only had 28 days. Time flies doesn't it? Easter was stressing me out a bit. I have to move out for that time. I had hoped I'd know more about my situation by now and could at least move into something less expensive but so be it. I'm considering riding my motorcycle down to Sydney to catch up with my long time friend Brett and my other friends who will be home during the Easter break. It's a long way and I've not ridden to Sydney yet. It's about 850km each way. Maybe a bit more.
I plan to do it in two days. Leave Wednesday the 4th after 12 and do about 4 or so hours that day. And do the rest the next day. Leaving Wednesday before the easter break may mean that the roads might not be cluttered with people and also that I might find a place to stay that night on the way. I plan to stay in Sydney until Monday the 9th and leave that day to make the two day journey back to Byron. Byron becomes tourist town at Easter. The massively popular Blues and Roots Festival starts on Thursday and the five day festival attracts people from everywhere. Byron has very little accommodation as it is and most people camp at very high prices at that time. Something ridiculous like $550 for the 4-5 nights of camping just so they can attend the Festival. And that's if you are lucky enough to get a camping spot. Most people who have have the same spot every year and reserve it for the next one. And a camp spot is exactly what it means...just a square spot to pitch a tent next to hoards of other similar spots. Waiting lists are long. Traffic is obviously mad at the time as there isn't even one street light in the area.
After Easter...tourist time is over pretty much for the year. Appart from the school holiday weeks when New South Wales holiday makers come up or the Queensland ones come down. The school holidays are different in every state and the four terms of school per year are all separated by two weeks holiday. But anyway, local people here feel that they get their town back after Easter.
More on this as we go.
Bye for now and have a lovely weekend.
Oh my...I've been back four weeks exactly today. Even a month because Feb only had 28 days. Time flies doesn't it? Easter was stressing me out a bit. I have to move out for that time. I had hoped I'd know more about my situation by now and could at least move into something less expensive but so be it. I'm considering riding my motorcycle down to Sydney to catch up with my long time friend Brett and my other friends who will be home during the Easter break. It's a long way and I've not ridden to Sydney yet. It's about 850km each way. Maybe a bit more.
I plan to do it in two days. Leave Wednesday the 4th after 12 and do about 4 or so hours that day. And do the rest the next day. Leaving Wednesday before the easter break may mean that the roads might not be cluttered with people and also that I might find a place to stay that night on the way. I plan to stay in Sydney until Monday the 9th and leave that day to make the two day journey back to Byron. Byron becomes tourist town at Easter. The massively popular Blues and Roots Festival starts on Thursday and the five day festival attracts people from everywhere. Byron has very little accommodation as it is and most people camp at very high prices at that time. Something ridiculous like $550 for the 4-5 nights of camping just so they can attend the Festival. And that's if you are lucky enough to get a camping spot. Most people who have have the same spot every year and reserve it for the next one. And a camp spot is exactly what it means...just a square spot to pitch a tent next to hoards of other similar spots. Waiting lists are long. Traffic is obviously mad at the time as there isn't even one street light in the area.
After Easter...tourist time is over pretty much for the year. Appart from the school holiday weeks when New South Wales holiday makers come up or the Queensland ones come down. The school holidays are different in every state and the four terms of school per year are all separated by two weeks holiday. But anyway, local people here feel that they get their town back after Easter.
More on this as we go.
Bye for now and have a lovely weekend.
# posted by AdeC @ 7:34 PM 
