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Itinerary

Saturday 30 April 10:15am: Ben and Grace arrive 2:05pm: Bruce, Glenys, Hannah, Dace, Zane, Jedda, River, Dave arrive Get rental cars Cataract Gorge Scenic Chairlift link Dinner Drive 55min  Accomodation: Mole Creek Cabins link Sunday 1 May Drive 1h 10min Cradle Mountain Lake St Clair hike Dove Walk  link   Crater Walk link Enchanted Walk link Drive 1h 10min Accomodation: Mole Creek Cabins  link Monday 2 May  9:45am Marakoopa Cave tour  link 11:30am King Solomons Cave tour link Drive 35-50min 1:30pm Christmas Hills Raspberry Farm Cafe link Deloraine Train Park link Drive 2h 45min Accomodation: Binalong Bay airbnb link Tuesday 3 May Explore Bay of Fires Conservation Area (Cosy Corner, Jans Jewel, Suicide Beach, The Gardens)  link Accomodation: Binalong Bay airbnb link Wednesday 4 May Drive 46min St Mary’s Cranks and Tinkerers link Drive 1h 15min Wineglass Bay Lookout link Drive 2h 45min Accommodation: Hobart link Thursday 5 May currently free. Day trip south to wineries/breweries/cidreri
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Map overview

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Our stops:  Map for reference:
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Flights

  Melbourne (MEL) --> Launceston (LST) Jetstar JQ 735 Saturday April 30 1:00pm --> 2:05pm (1hr 5min) Booking Ref: DMVBSN, JWL9KX (Dave) Departure: Tullamarine T4 Domestic Terminal.  Online check-in opens 48hr before your flight departs and closes 35min before flight departs. (Must be at airport before 12:25pm ) Carry-on luggage: 7kg max each Checked-in luggage: 80kg total (8 people) Hobart (HBA) --> Melbourne (MEL) Jetstar JQ 700 Sunday May 8 8:00am --> 9:20am (1h 20min) Booking Ref: HF8ZPI, TM5LST (Dave) Departure: Hobart Domestic Terminal. Online check-in opens 48hr before departure, and closes 35min before departure.  (Must be at airport  before 7:25am ) Arrival: Tullamarine T4 Domestic Terminal Carry-on luggage: 7kg max each Checked-in luggage: 100kg max total (8 people)
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Vehicles

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Disclaimer: Though requested, rental car models may differ from those pictured below Nissan X-Trail Mitsubishi Pajero
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Packing considerations

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Jetstar luggage allowance carry-on (for each person) 7kg both ways checked-in (for 8 people) 80kg there, 100kg back  Spaces in rental cars not a lot. See Vehicles Weather 5 -17 degrees Celsius Cloudy, moderate rain for most of it Last day (Sat 7 May) might be sunny Activities lots of driving lots of walking along beaches, caves, mountains, museums (city) hanging together at home: cooking, at night, rainy days exposure to cold and rain Laundry Every accomodation has a washer The non-Hobart accomodation has dryers The Hobart accomodation has a dryer in commercial laundromat 4 min away.  The Lost Sock Laundrette, 7 Percy St, Bellerive. Dryer costs $4, operates on $1 and $2. Coin changer not provided.  To Bring gold coins headphones, entertainment device thermals, gloves, beanie, scarf daypack Identification for the flights, drivers licenses 3 sets of clothes: One set to wear, one set to wash, one set spare School work / home work for the week Proof of COVID vaccinations Packing Tips Bala
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