{"id":1509,"date":"2024-10-05T21:07:58","date_gmt":"2024-10-05T11:37:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rock2sea.com\/blog\/?p=1509"},"modified":"2024-10-05T21:28:20","modified_gmt":"2024-10-05T11:58:20","slug":"cairns-to-darwin-day-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.rock2sea.com\/blog\/cairns-to-darwin-day-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Cairns to Darwin &#8211; Day 1"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>So the last couple of weeks we have been preparing for this day. We have got the caravan. We have checked and tested everything. Done a couple adjustments. We have got the caravan and car weighed, and been weighing everything what goes in and out (of car and van). We have done a quick day trip to Innisfail (to check the running gear). Got a few things we think we need. Loaded the fridge. Now it&#8217;s time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/www.rock2sea.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/458749238_8375887355813100_2449696492793057744_n-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1513\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.rock2sea.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/458749238_8375887355813100_2449696492793057744_n-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.rock2sea.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/458749238_8375887355813100_2449696492793057744_n-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.rock2sea.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/458749238_8375887355813100_2449696492793057744_n-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.rock2sea.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/458749238_8375887355813100_2449696492793057744_n-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/www.rock2sea.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/458749238_8375887355813100_2449696492793057744_n-678x509.jpg 678w, http:\/\/www.rock2sea.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/458749238_8375887355813100_2449696492793057744_n-326x245.jpg 326w, http:\/\/www.rock2sea.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/458749238_8375887355813100_2449696492793057744_n-80x60.jpg 80w, http:\/\/www.rock2sea.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/458749238_8375887355813100_2449696492793057744_n.jpg 2016w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We hitch up the car, and then its time to say good bye to everyone. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"498\" src=\"http:\/\/www.rock2sea.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/20241005_083205_edited-1-1024x498.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1514\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.rock2sea.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/20241005_083205_edited-1-1024x498.jpeg 1024w, http:\/\/www.rock2sea.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/20241005_083205_edited-1-300x146.jpeg 300w, http:\/\/www.rock2sea.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/20241005_083205_edited-1-768x373.jpeg 768w, http:\/\/www.rock2sea.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/20241005_083205_edited-1.jpeg 1366w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><br>So what&#8217;s the first thing you do when you start a trip? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" src=\"http:\/\/www.rock2sea.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/20241005_090631-1024x577.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1515\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.rock2sea.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/20241005_090631-1024x577.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.rock2sea.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/20241005_090631-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.rock2sea.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/20241005_090631-768x433.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.rock2sea.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/20241005_090631-1536x866.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/www.rock2sea.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/20241005_090631-2048x1154.jpg 2048w, http:\/\/www.rock2sea.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/20241005_090631-678x381.jpg 678w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Nobody told me if you have a caravan, you have to dump your stuff. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>We head down the coast, and take a quick break at Cardwell.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"498\" src=\"http:\/\/www.rock2sea.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/20241005_124517-1024x498.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1518\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.rock2sea.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/20241005_124517-1024x498.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.rock2sea.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/20241005_124517-300x146.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.rock2sea.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/20241005_124517-768x373.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.rock2sea.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/20241005_124517-1536x747.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/www.rock2sea.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/20241005_124517-2048x996.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Then for our first overnight stop, we pull into the Ingham Tourist Park. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"http:\/\/www.rock2sea.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/5D4_9626_sm-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1521\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.rock2sea.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/5D4_9626_sm-1024x683.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.rock2sea.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/5D4_9626_sm-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.rock2sea.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/5D4_9626_sm-768x512.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.rock2sea.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/5D4_9626_sm-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/www.rock2sea.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/5D4_9626_sm-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>So the last couple of weeks we have been preparing for this day. 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