Lord Byron was a poet and the grandson of Vice Admiral The Hon. John Byron of the Royal Navy. Byron Bay was named for the Admiral, as well as some streets and lanes like this one about the area. Every time I drive past here I think of Lord Byron the Poet, so it seemed appropriate to place a cache in this naturally wooded area along Byron's Lane.
“There is a pleasure in the pathless woods,
There is a rapture on the lonely shore,
There is society, where none intrudes,
By the deep sea, and music in its roar:
I love not man the less, but Nature more”
- George Gordon Byron
The cache is accessed from the old Pacific Highway, now called "Big River Way", at Upper Shark Creek. The drive on this farm access road will take you through sugar plantations and into an old mangrove swamp. Virtually no traffic or muggles most of the time. safe spot to pull off the road at the corner opposite the cache. Off the roadway the ground is a bit soft and can be wet, wear your old shoes and BYOP.
Please be aware the road is narrow. Cane trucks may be active on this road July to November during cane cutting season. Smoke from cane fires may be a hazard during this time. Remember to be safe in floods. If there is water over the road after heavy rain, never drive into flood water.