Decided to sleep in a little today and I ended up leaving the house at 10am. With my batteries charged and my backpack packed, I headed to Tallow Beach, which was just a twenty minute walk from my house. While walking through the private estate on my way to the beach, I decided to practice my videographing skills such as orbiting and slow reveal. However the wind was really strong and my drone fought hard to fly back to me. It normally flies up to 45km/h but it was just flying at 10km/h due to the strong winds it was flying against.
Upon reaching the beach, I was buffeted by the strong cold gusts of wind. The beach stretched for miles and I was so amazed at the expanse of the entire beach. To my left, I could see the Byron Lighthouse in the far distance. To my right, it was a never ending beach! I strolled down the stretch of beach on my right and eventually reached Tallow Creek. I could not cross the creek as the water was deep, but I was able to use my drone to fly across and grab some shots of a group of birds which were resting on the other side of the sandy shore.
I then headed back to the main road, through Arakwal National Park. Past two schools, I eventually reached a bridge that would bring me across Tallow Creek. The entire area was so scenic and mesmerizing, as I spent time there photographing and also using my drone to capture the beauty from the sky. Due to the strong winds, I could not fly my drone for long.
Carrying on, I headed to the beach area and center across two guys who were kitesurfing along the strong waves and stronger winds. Turns out one had been doing it for five years, while the other, a New Zealander, have been doing it for twelve!
Walking along the beach, albeit quiet and lonesome, was rather therapeutic too. And it helped that the temperature was manageable, with the wind to offset the harsh sun. Eventually, I made my way back to my airbnb house so that I could rest while I charged all four of my drone batteries and my drone controller. Turns out, it's quite easy to use up all four batteries! If not for the strong winds, I would have used it up faster. The difficulty in flying into strong winds meant that I had to hold back from flying my drone at many scenic spots.
At around 4pm, after an hour's rest, I head out to the town Centre. Then, I received the bad news that my dive course was cancelled due to lack of participants. I got my refund, but now am wondering what else to do for the three extra days!
Dinner was eaten at a rowdy sports pub named Sticky Wings, as there was happy hour from 5-7pm. A beef brisket burger with fries, 5 hot wings and a beer resulted in a bill of AUD32, which was kind of expected. Dining outside in Australia isn't cheap at all. At least the beef brisket and the beer was good.
Past dinner, I took a stroll along town and visited the lit portion of Byron Beach. However it was a cloudy night with a full moon, two things that prevent astrophotography. Hence I didn't get the chance to see or shoot the milky way.
Perhaps tomorrow I'll take the bus to Nimbin and check out that Hippie town. Hello space brownies!
No comments:
Post a Comment