Thanks Monty,
I only get to do these trip every two years or so. Sometimes all the planets align, this year there is the Nats, Bulahdelah then Biddaddaba on three consecutive weekends. All two day meetings. It means a trip to Newcastle and back to Brissy but it doesn't add much to the overall trip and it fills in a week or so.
On this trip my wife and I had a holiday in North Queensland for a few weeks then she flew home yesterday.
The next few weeks are mine then I drive home.
VMX in Darwin is the me and sometimes the other Brent.
The lack of VMX is a negative but the lifestyle is still very good.