We had another good weather day for our travel home. It was to be a long day. We needed to be out of our rooms by 10 o’clock which was easy enough. Our flight from was to be around 2.30. We sat in the foyer until our bus pick up at 11.30. Some of our group walked to the village shops for a last look around.
At the airport we loaded our bags with no incidents and then had to fill in time until boarding. Our options were a coffee shop or a bar across the road. We chose the bar and just as well as we had news that our plane was going to be an hour late.
The flight home was uneventful and our bus was waiting for us at Sydney airport for our final leg home. An Uber was waiting at Kariong to take us to our door.
The whole tour was very well organised by Palmers Tours - a Central Coast tourism business who do many different tours around Australia.
I would highly recommend them after travelling with them on this 9 day tour. Our guide and mentor for the trip was Lynne who did an exceptional job of looking after us and making sure we were organised and comfortable.
The people of Norfolk Island were very welcoming. There is very little crime - mostly disputes rather than theft. The worst part of the island was the roads. They were in poor condition and full of potholes. It is a very picturesque place - slow living and no stress. The cows have right of way on the roads as they are used as portable lawn mowers - keeping the grass down on the edges of the roads. There were plenty of chickens and roosters running freely - obviously no foxes on the island - no snakes either.
I liked the extra leisure time added into the tour which gave us a chance to play golf and hire a car to drive around.
When we first saw the cost of the tour it seemed a lot - but after reading the fine print and inclusions it was a good deal. We had all of our breakfasts and dinners covered plus cost of tours and all bus transfers. Our only outlay was for alcohol and beverages and lunches when needed plus whatever we spent in our leisure time. There was a duty free liquor shop walking distance from our resort and we could do BYO at most of the dinners.
Portable lawn mowers at work
Our hire car for the day - $60 a day plus petrol use
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