Beautiful Ballina

Mum and Dad came to stay with Clare and I in the unit in Byron Bay for the weekend. On the Monday, we went for a bit of a drive through the back country of the Northern Rivers area, ending up in Ballina where Clare and I were due to fly out of.

Here's a quick couple of pics from beautiful Ballina:

Dad in front of the Big Prawn (thanks to Mum for the fabulous photo. x)

Surf's up, with a pod of dolphins frolicking off the coast.

A few of facts about Ballina:

• Circa 20,000 population
• Named after a town in Country Mayo (Ireland) by Irish red cedar timber cutters based in the area in the 1840's.
• Main current industries include tourism, fishing, sugar cane and macadamia nuts. Anecdotally, there is also a centralisation of aged care services beginning to crop up in Ballina to service the move of many retirees to the North Coast.