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ALICE SPRINGS (Northern Territory, AUS)
Trip Planning
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Greetings & Salutations.
At the beginning of the season, a few of us at the Wests Rugby League boys decided to do something a bit different and plan an "End of Season Footy Trip" that all players could attend and blow off a bit of steam after 28 weeks of training and playing.
If the truth be told, I'm sure our respective wives/girlfriends/better halves/handbrakes/ball & chains/owners, breeders & trainers could do with a break from us boofheads as well just quietly. 
Initially we planned on flying to Sydney for the weekend to attend the National Rugby League Grand Final. We going to have to outlay $2500.00 for airfares & accommodations and then still had to secure tickets to the event. This was way beyond the means of a lot of fellas, so an alternative of Bali (Indonesia) was put forward. We were able to negotiate an all-inclusive price of $890.00 per person out of Darwin. This included round-trip airfares out of Darwin, 10 days / 9 nights at the beach front resort - Rama Beach Cottages, which included free breakfasts and airport transfers.
Those of us who committed to going then spent the rest of the year with fund raising efforts to allow us to have a "fun fund" to share on group activities like tours, outings, entry fees as well as some meals and drinks.
In the end, 17 of us were headed to Bali to see what adventures are to be had or what mischief we can get up to.
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