{"id":23965,"date":"2020-08-08T14:26:06","date_gmt":"2020-08-08T19:26:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.howderfamily.com\/blog\/?p=23965"},"modified":"2022-07-07T06:21:55","modified_gmt":"2022-07-07T11:21:55","slug":"coot-tha","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.howderfamily.com\/blog\/coot-tha\/","title":{"rendered":"Atop Mt. Coot-tha"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Atop the Summit (October 1997)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Panoramic View of Brisbane from Mt. Coot-tha<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

My wife and I rented a car, and drove the short distance from Brisbane to Mt. Coot-tha<\/a>. An overlook provided excellent views of Brisbane. It also offered a convenient place to grab a cup of coffee. Later we drove out further to Mt. Nebo, then down through the Samford Valley, and back into Brisbane (map<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I didn’t enjoy driving on the left side of the road. Driving through the mountains wasn’t particularly difficult. However, I tended to overcompensate by staying further from the center than necessary. I found city driving much more stressful. Dealing with numerous “roundabouts” (traffic circles), one-way roads, and heavy traffic, along with being used to the other side of the road, presented more complexity than I wanted to handle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A totally-evil double roundabout near the base of Mt. Coot-tha caused additional frustration. I circled round-and-round trying to hit the proper exit (map<\/a>). My apologies go out to anyone who happened to be driving in the area that day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We returned the rental car early. Fortunately our resident friend wanted to take one of the side-trips we’d already planned. Of course, she graciously volunteered to drive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Articles from the 1997 Eastern Australian Tour Series<\/h2>\n\n\n\n