Cairns to Sydney Road Trip Day 2

Today went a bit smoother than yesterday. We woke up around 7:30, probably because the temperature was rising again. It was a pretty sweaty night, but once we shut our eyes and tried to ignore the fact that our van was crawling with bugs, we did get some sleep. I woke up in the night more because I was sweating than anything else bothering me.

We left the Waverley Creek rest stop and got on the road around 8:30 after having some coffee and taking some time to organize ourselves. Thankfully, today's drive isn't as long as yesterday, even with the extra added on with cutting the drive short last night. We were on our way to Rainbow Beach, a jumping off point for K'gari, or Fraser Island.

We stayed on the A1 the majority of the drive today, coming off only about half an hour left in the drive to cut into Rainbow Beach. We had some spells of rain, and potholes were much easier to see in the daylight again. The roads here really are terrible for deep potholes! We also drove through a patch of fairly flooded road which was a little nerve wracking. We stopped after about 2 and a half hours in Rockhampton for some breakfast and much needed water before getting back on the road and that was our only stop besides a quick driver switch and the bathroom.

The last half hour or so to Rainbow Beach was a bit tricky. The weather took a turn, maybe because we were driving through a forest, but it was very foggy and rainy. By the time we got to Rainbow Beach and drove up to the sand blow, there was no point walking up for sunset; there was nothing to see nevermind the sun! It was a short drive back to the campsite we are staying at tonight. We parked up, plugged in, and tried turning everything on before we turned it all off and ran to the small grocery store across the street for some dinner (and getting soaked in a deluge of rain that started just as we left).

Once we were back, we navigated how to cook and operate in the small space of the campervan all the while reflecting on how horrible sleeping in a car would be with the rain and then being thankful for our dry, albeit cramped, space. We had dinner, did some admin, and packed our small bag for our trip to Fraser Island 🏝️.Leggi altro