My First Day Of My New Life In Australia - Didn't Work Out As Planned

After 32 hours of traveling I'm finally in Byron Bay, Australia.
Norway has never been this far away!
Things have a funny way of not turning out as planned, so now I'm in an apartment hotel, in a bed, drinking tea with ridiculously amount of sugar in, because I've got no food. 

My journey started on Monday when I left my hometown in Norway with a flight to London. From there I went to Dubai. Dubai was an interesting experience. Some hours later I was on my way to Sydney. I got to see a little bit there, as I had to change airports. After some more waiting I crawled aboard a super small plane headed for Ballina. 

All grocery stores in Byron are closed, it's dark and pouring down. Plus I'm too jet lagged and tired to go in to the city center to a restaurant.
Tomorrow I'll have to check out at 10 AM and then I'm off to see a house that I can maybe rent for some days.
The apartment that I had rented and paid for went out the window and I had to find another solution quickly. (In respect of the landlord I'll leave out the details.)

It wasn't the best way to start this adventure, but I'll tell you one thing. All Aussies I've met today have been wonderful. First off, I met a very friendly and chatty taxi driver who took me to where I was supposed to live. Driving through the beautiful nature from Ballina to Byron Bay with this awesome retired surfer gave me the best first impression of the country. When my house plans failed, I just started walking with all my luggage towards the main road. I stopped by a small cafe and met the friendliest guy ever. (He was Swedish, but lived here.) At this point I was still in the clothes I wore in Norway, so I was pretty hot, tired and frustrated. Please note that I was carrying around 45 kilos of belonging as well.

This guy told me about a hotel right behind the cafe. He also said he was going to check with his landlord about vacant rooms.

The third super friendly person I met here was the receptionist of the hotel. She was super helpful  and very understanding of my situation, she made me feel very at home at the hotel.

Tomorrow I'll have to get up early to go house hunting. The receptionist told me that it could be difficult to find something to rent. But, worst case scenario is this:

One more night at this wonderful hotel, in this gorgeous town. Life is good - and so are the Aussies.

Susanne