A humpback whale breaching (Source - llwproductions.files.wordpress.com)
On my first solo trip, a real highlight for me was the Australian coastal town of Byron Bay. Byron was so much fun and is an absolutely beautiful place to be. I hope to return there one day and experience the laid back Aussie lifestyle again. My first day, after some (pretty poor) surfing by me was spent relaxing on the sand at Byron. I was lying on my towel busily snoozing away when I heard a gasp from a Japanese lady, sitting on a towel, a few metres away. She pointed out to sea and after rubbing my eyes, I was stunned at the sight of two humpback whales swimming parallel to the beach, breaching the water every few metres as they made their migration down the east coast of Australia. It was a fantastic sight and when I looked back to the Japanese lady, I saw that she was in floods of tears; so touched by the moment. Seeing these pictures of humpbacks in Sydney Harbour, on the BBC News website, brought back all those amazing unforgettable memories. And, to think, I was almost too scared to make this trip...
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