Had a bit of a sleep in as the servo didn't open until 7:30 am. It got a little chilly overnight, about 17 deg C, luckily I was nice and warm in the swag. I could watch the Wallabies eating the early morning grass from the comfort of my swag.
Packed everything up and drove over to refuel, also got an iced coffee and toasted ham and cheese sandwich for brekky. Set out for Mareeba and had a nice drive. Got there around 9:30 am, refueled and went in search of the car trailer. Nobody home so I hooked it up and drove off. I hope the neighbours didn't think I was stealing it. It's relatively easy to tow but wide, so I had to be careful not to cut any corners.
Then it was out through Atherton and down to the Bruce Highway at Innisfail and then south towards Townsville. It was a pretty easy drive with not too much traffic. The trailer was light enough to not impact the Dmax but it had enough weight that it wasn't bouncing all over the place. I stopped to refuel and have a late lunch just north of Townsville and then continued on south.
The road was in good condition and I could cruise quite happily along at 100 kph. After Bowen I was starting to get a bit weary so I found a caravan park just north of Proserpine and set up camp for the night. Very nice spot but still close to the road and a bit noisy. I'm sure I'll sleep through it all. I'm the only person in the unpowered section so I have a table and chairs and shelter shed all to myself. So I set the swag up under the shelter shed to keep the dew off.
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