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New Zealand
2007
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Day Six Coolum Beach
March 19
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Transit day from Sydney to Brisbane airport and drive 1 hour north to
Coolum Beach. First
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encounter with driving on the opposite side of the road. After 10
minutes, the "strangeness"
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was over - especially with the steering wheel and turn signal stalk being in
opposite positions.
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Other challenges included staying in the left lane and using the right lane to
pass. Think this was
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a full "left and right brain" moment..
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Thankfully, the airport has access to the M1 (Motorway 1) with large signs
to follow to the
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Sunshine coast and Coolum (kool-em) Beach.
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The Sunshine coast is located in the Australian state of Queensland.
The east coast has many
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low country areas with sugar cane agriculture - much like
Louisiana. An unique characteristic
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is the array of mountains - some shaped like cones and one like the Swiss
Zermat mountain.
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The varied shaped mountains are dispersed between the low land areas.
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Coolum resort is densely packed native trees with endless bird varieties
with their corresponding
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calls, shrieks, or basic chatter. A real treat is seeing
kangaroos on the golf course - with a
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baby "joey" kangaroo.
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After a pizza from the resort village square, time to relax and retire.
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