Saturday, December 31 – 2016 – In-coming New Year in Byron Bay (Jonson Street)

September 23, 2016 By SOCRATES NEWS DESK Leave a Comment Filed Under: Sartorialism and style, Sport and society, Sport fashion

In comes the New Year and Byron Bay’s sporty locals were out on Jonson Street in force dancing, playing chess, checking out the tourists, eating ice-cream, romping around on stilts and riding on bicycles with one, two and three wheels. It was all about as stylish as you could hope for. Except for the fire shows. Fire shows are daggy!

revellers32 — One of the many Salmon crew… doing something other than soccer! Cool outfit.

revellers30 — Beautiful Bay Leaf escapee part1… as sartorially splendid as ever!

revellers24 — Lovely local dancers… styled for a sport evening! And not even the remotest glimpse of a knicker!

revellers31 — Kids are so freakin’ tall these days… and well-dressed too.

revellers8 — One of the Bay’s most handsome, stylish and gifted all-round athletes out on the town in style. Rusty Miller looks as relaxed on a bike as he does on twenty foot Sunset Beach bombs!

revellers12 — Some idiots think Italians can’t surf. They don’t know Byron Bay’s Daria. She is also as stylish as hell!

revellers2 — Shall we skate of play with our phones? Let’s play with our phones.

revellers28 — What can I say? Foghorn Leghorn’s “hubba hubba hubba” springs to mind!

revellers25 — More action from the fish team. Good lookin’ young bloke unlike his Dad trying to look inconspicuous in the background.

revellers23 — Is this little chess player not beautiful?

revellers7 — The lovely Tricia… writer, academic, athlete and mother of athletes and intelligent women.

revellers14 — Bay Leaf escapee part 2. Incognito but I saw through the disguise.

revellers21 — Claimed to be able to balance a bike on his nose. Sure buddy. And I can eat one!

revellers16 — Rick. Full-time fitness instructor and part-time pizza wizard. Pretty alright surfer as well.

revellers20 — Champion high jumper, runner, basketballer, netballer, life-saver etc etc etc… Indya is an athletic all-rounder like so many other young Byron Bay women! Dresses cool too!

revellers19 — Is DJ-ing sport? I think it is.

revellers9 — I’ve gotta lay off of the Millers already. That’s three in the one post. This one is not only cycling but eating as well.

revellers29 — The only clue to the fact that this magnificent animal is riding a bicycle is the fact that its almost as tall as it’s handsome owner. Bad cropping! Sorry.

revellers1 — Stunning family of athletes showing off multiple generations. Thanks for the snap folks! You all look stunning.

revellers17 — More seriously heavy chess action.

pao1 — Byron Bay’s favourite Queen of gelato… martial artist, surfer and all-round Chilean spunk-rat, Paola serving at her drop dead gorgeous antique ice-cream wagon.

pao4 — Gelato action is surely an elite sport.

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