@Mattg with the help of google I think I may have found the answer to #3 and will post my stab if the assistance of google is permitted. Either way I am glad you posted the photo as looking up 'what to do' in the wider area it seems to be a good place to go to see something that is on my bucket list. We were booked to go to Canada in 2020 during the best viewing time but did not know about this place. The 'best viewing season' works with AU school holidays (either summer/fall or winter/spring) so a visit in either 2022/23 maybe on the cards. Going back to Canada is an easy sell to MrsM