So my itinerary is almost complete.
Depart TLV Sunday morning for AUH via AMM. Arrive in AUH at night. It's the last night of Eid Al-Fitr, so I'm not sure if we will be able to go to Sheik Zayed. In any event, we are spending the night in the Grand Hyatt, and then EY A380 F to SYD in the morning. AWe arrive into SYD early Tuesday, and then connect on QF A330 to MEL.
Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday will be a combination of GOR and Grampians. We rented an SUV for less than $100 for the 3 days. Friday and Saturday night will be for exploring whatever MEL has to offer.
Sunday morning, QF A330 to SYD with a few hours stop before continuing on to CNS. The direct to CNS wasn't available, and it was 29k BA for the stopover in business and $250 for the direct in economy. We should have enough time to leave the airport during our stop and maybe see a bit of Sydney.
Monday we will be diving in Port Douglas, and Tuesday we will see what else is in the area while we wait out the clock to be able to fly.
Tuesday evening we go back down to Sydney. Hopefully we will leave Sydney Wednesday night. I'm rooting for EK F but I think it's definitely a long shot.
I just need to firm up the exact itinerary on the GOR and the way home and we are good to go.