Let's Get Down to Business

Life is good.

We are starting to feel like we live in Byron Bay, rather than it being a place we are visiting. That's a good thing since we'll be here for some time.

We spent quite a bit of time the first week or two here hitting the pavement and passing out resumes like they're going out of style. An effort which proved to initially be stressful and full of rejection. Since then I am happy to report, that I have successfully completed a job trial, and have work scheduled on Wednesday. Pending a successful day working with the owner, I will by Byron Bay's newest pizza chef! Krissy has also found success in her hunt, landing not one but two trials in the same day this last week. Also a rock star (who would have thought otherwise?) she has a firm job offer, which we expect to respond to today.

That also means that we need to find a real place to live here! We have gotten to know quite a few people in town, and will truly feel like locals when we are no longer in an 8-bed dorm in a hostel. It's also cheaper to rent a room in a house, but we will miss having a bar right outside our room, with fun music, a pool, and good beer!

Fortunately, as we made significant progress on our job hunt, we have been able to re-dedicate ourselves to surfing, swimming, and relaxing! We spent all last week with surfboard rentals, which was awesome. We were able to get to know various parts of the bay, and how the surf lies at different times of the day and on different tides. Our bodies also started becoming used to the surfboard, something we hadn't exactly anticipated being necessary. I certainly had anticipated needing to get my board-paddling muscles conditioned, but hadn't anticipated my chest, hips, and feet needing to become used to constant contact and battering from the board and waves. Krissy and I are both covered in a motley arrangement of scrapes and bruises.

Whew!

A few days of recovery, and we will need to decide whether we go for another long-term rental, or buy used boards from one of the many local shops. My vote is for buying boards, but, we'll have to see how that stacks up against the remains of our bank account.