sunshine coast

Thursday, Friday, Saturday-
Needless to say we traveled all day. All day, meaning all days and we really had no clue as to when Thursday became Friday or Friday became Saturday. All I know is that it was a glorious moment when the steward asked me "Tea or Coffee? Sugar or Milk?" The flight was quite uneventful other than a request for an EMT or doctor in isle F to assist an older man who was having trouble breathing.
Time started making sense when we arrived in Sydney and knew it was 11:30 AM. We had one more flight from Sydney to Brisbane at 17:15 (6:15 PM). We hailed a taxi and got him to drop us off in the business section. We spent about an hour trying to get our GPS to acquire satellite. (I'm still partial to map & the sun) We finally got annoyed and just started walking. Our goal was to head down towards the famed Sydney Opera House. After several discussions as to which way is north, we did find the wharf and the architectural landmark of Australia. We sauntered around and acted like those dreadful tourists, stared at the Aboriginal musicians, watched a juggler and a contortionist, and were the audience of an amazing guitarist.
Once we were tired of walking we made our way to where we could get a taxi to take us to the Sydney domestic airport.

Once in Brisbane we found our rental car and headed to Gympie which is about a 2 hour drive. We dropped Michael off at Jason Kauffmans. Daddy, Caleb, and I headed to the motel.

Sunday-
The sun rises around 4:00 and that's when we woke up. We spent the morning riding around town and sitting at the park until it was time to head to Jason Kauffman's for church. Around 3:00 we headed down Tin Can Bay Road which takes you down towards the shoreline. On the way back we sited the first kangaroo!

*Highlight- Australia has amazing mangoes.

Monday-
For starters we woke up at a more earthly hour, that being 5:30. We started our day off at Panini's bakery & cafe a few minutes from the motel with a flat white (in the States it's called a latte) and a healthy breakfast. We went back to Jason's to pick Michael up. Him and Daddy are in Brisbane for the day.
I think Caleb and I have the best end of the deal. We have a whole town to explore. We spent about an hour at the park before roaming the streets, visiting the used bookshops, etc. It's a little after 1:00. I have no idea what the temperature is, but it is warm. After stopping by our favorite cafe for a smoothie for lunch we headed up to the library to do a little social networking and enjoy the AC.
This evening we'll be with Jason and Melody again.

Tuesday-
Well, there's something called dirty laundry. That's a must. We need to stop at the post office, book a flight from Brisbane to Launceston, Tasmania, and a few things like that.

Wednesday-
We're flying to Tasmania for the remainder of the week.

-Rosina