Maybe you can organise a catch-up with her at the Cooktown Cup later in the year. When we were there in Nov 2023 there were a lot of people from Weipa there & it is a great weekend Cooktown Races
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We have visited the places that you have mentioned but done as parts of multiple trips. We are public transport users and it is certainly possible to do but takes a bit more planning. Rome to Rio is not a bad starting point Rome2Rio: discover how to get anywhere
We visited many of them before...
Not my photo but taken and shared on Facebook & the ABC by Adam Dederer, Port Macquarie Tacking Point Lighhouse last night. I couldn't see anything with the naked eye where I was
It is a long time since we were in the US so others will probably have better suggestions. Maybe see if there are Embassy Suites available. Thought they offered value with a breakfast & a limited night reception
Seems that there has been a bit of a boom in bag storage options, we were checking for a trip the other day. Some we saw
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