Oh man it's been a while since I've gotten the chance to update this. Lets start with last Saturday...
So since the following weekend everyone would be going to various places for weekend trips, I decided to throw my 21st birthday party on the Saturday before. About 35 of us met up at room 411 to have a champagne party in their larger than normal apartment and absurdly grande wrap around balcony. 6:00 comes around and we all got in taxis to go to the Temple Bar facing the inland water. We all arrived and got a free drink and hung out until like 7:15 or so. Then, we boarded a party boat, ate some pizza and departed the dock.
The boat had about 200 people on it, all aged in their young 20s and everyone was having a really good time! Beck and I participated in this golf ball game and Sahill and Amanda managed to win the dance competition. Amanda deserved the victory, but Sahill should have placed last if it weren't for the Bond Uni audience and girls undressing him on the dance floor. We met a bunch of Australians and docked back at the Temple Bar around 10:30 or so. We then went to Melbas to continue dancing and having all that fun. We just did some more bar hopping and dancing (etc..) and ended up back in our lovely apartment...
The following Friday morning we had to be outside at 8:00 in the AM to get in our van/taxi thing that would take us south along the coast and then west to a small town of 800 called Nimbin. What a cool and neat little town. It is an alternative lifestyle town where everyone is hippies, art and bright colors douse every wall and surface, pot is smoked inside restaurants, and the people are some of the friendliest I have ever met. We met some hippies from New Zealand in the Rainbow Cafe and some other locals. While talking to this one local, a news reporter came up to ask the character we were talking to about the government's "War on Drugs." Prezz Star Limited, the local, proceeded to give the worst interview I have seen and had a picture taken of him by the photographer with the reporter. Let me tell you what Prezz Star Limited looked like. Say 5' 9" wearing large female Prada sunglasses with the lenses removed and a haircut resembling asparagus (dreadlocks sticking straight up with buzzed sides). Quite the character indeed. Paul and I walked around Nimbin and stumbled upon a nursery school and a bunch of other buildings which were all covered in very colorful and artistic graffiti and art. The town of Nimbin just breathes creativity and friendliness everywhere you go.
Our ride to Byron Bay came in the middle of the afternoon and took us on a scenic drive from Nimbin to Byron Bay through bright green mountains and windy roads. Once in Byron Bay, we settled into a very nice apartment where we squeezed around 8 people. By nighttime, most everyone was extremely exhausted. Not Paul, Scotty and me. We got ready and went to a popular bar in Byron called Cheeky Monkey. The town caters towards backpackers and 18-25 year olds and this bar seemed to have all the 18-21 year olds in the town packed inside of it. Apparently the bartenders at this bar do not wear shirts or bras. Instead, they paint a black bra on and let their ta-tas breathe. No complaints here. We had fun there for a little while before the three of us moved on to several other bars on the street. The people were extremely fun; everyone in the town was just there to have fun and enjoy the nightlife.
The next day the weather continued to be terrible and we were stuck inside for a large majority of the day. The most outdoors we got during the day was hanging out on our balcony watching the torrential rain pour down. At night, everyone was awake and pumped to go out. Quite the difference from the night before. We went out to Cheeky Monkey again, sadly this time the bartenders wore clothing, but the bar was just as fun as the night before.
Of course the sun decides to poke its head out the last day we are there just to tease us on how much better the weekend could have been... We went straight to the beach. The whole town is based around the beach with really neat and funky shops. Byron Bay is a hugeeee surfing town so there are surf shops every 10 feet. Once we got to the beach, we were able to see why people love Byron Bay so much. The beach was so nice and the waves were perfect. A few of us chose to go for a monster hike to the lighthouse in the distance, a distinct landmark of Byron. The walk gave us so many great views of Australia's coast and Byron Bay.
We came back Sunday evening and Craig, Sahill and I went to the casino to celebrate my 21st. We took the night very easy and just enjoyed the casino. Monday night we went out hard to celebrate my 21st birthday. A bunch of us went to Melbas where we got free drinks for the b-day boy and met a group of Celtic football fans at Fiddler's Green and ended
the night at Sin City.
Heaps Fun. I'm 21. 2-1. It's about time.
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