Post AU Update: The Big Storm

Just a quick response to the cyclone Larry questions: no it did not hit me while in Byron Bay (-- which is down below/south of Brisbane) - however it did hit pretty much all the places we had just been too in the weeks before (spooky!) and it did send a heavy influx of backpackers into Byron Bay who were trying to escape the bad weather. The only Byron impact was a slightly elevated surf (what a pity, he he), and even that was debated by the locals in regards to whether it could really be blamed on Larry or not.