Bridie was certainly happy to be at Byron Bay. She had the run of the house, and mild, almost tropical temperatures meant that she could sunbathe once again.

She was even happier to be taken to the dog-friendly Belongil Beach. The North Coast towns seemed really good that way – each town seemed to have its share of off-leash beach areas.

She took advantage of the open spaces and did what she did best – explore the scents.

She even got friendly with this old Labrador Retriever, somewhat a rare occurence for her since she isn’t the most social of dogs, usually only tolerating a doggy ‘hello’.