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Indeed they are extending the runway to take direct flight from afar. Mostly I believe for the Shangri la on Willingilli which is expensive. I went on holiday in 2014 and stayed in Equator Village and had a great but very quiet time. Used to visit between 1972 and 1974 with the dental team from Hong Kong and always enjoyed myself. Best of both worlds. I'm not sure I could have put up with tents and then a 3 inch brush to make the accommodation cooler. Still I bet they had some way of making the beer cool. Worst moment was having a bottle of gordons on the verandah but only cherryade from the NAAFI soft drinks machine.
Warmtoast what a great post thank you.