Should I pursue the Escaped Hostages?

[A. Secular Human]

Can't you just pop in at Hagley College? Probably not worth as much for ransome purposes, but then they won't be looked for as soon either.

Nah.

Jusy gonna nuke Chch.

There's someone there I truly loathe...

Serious question:

I'm gonna visit Australia in Feb of '25.  It's a cruise that spends the bulk of its time around NZ, but starts in Sydney, then Melbourne, then across the straits to NZ.

We'll probably spend 5-7 days out and about from Sydney.

Is there anything relatively nearby that I absolutely should not miss (besides the typical tourist things)?

Quirky and/or unusual is a plus.


Is Uluru and Alice Springs worth a flight over?

TIA