A sad day today as Fern & Eileen are going home. We had all had a great nights sleep at the Sundog Retreat which was super accommodation, we were in Cranberry Cottage and it was very clean, comfortable and very well appointed with beautiful views to the mountains. Breakfast was had in glorious sunshine on the deck.
First thing we all drove into Whitehorse and had a look around. It is the capital of the Yukon with a population of about 40,000 which, believe it or not, is 2/3rds the entire population of the whole of Yukon! It was an interesting city, laid out much like Dawson but bigger and more modern - not possible to see from one end to the other. The Yukon River flows down one side of the city - I estimated that it flows at around 6mph which is pretty fast considering that it still has about a million miles to go before it reached the Pacific. About mid-day we drove Fern & Eileen to the airport and said our fond farewells.
We then did some grocery shopping in Whitehorse then turned the "Silver Bullet" towards Teslin Lake and the Dawson Peaks Resort. This was a very good drive with interesting countryside comprising great lake views and a few serious mountains hoving into sight. It was only 120 miles from Whitehorse so was reached in about 3 hours with a couple of stops - remember that the Silver Brick cruises at around the 50-55mph mark otherwise you would need to be a sheik to run it!
We are in a sort of motel type room which had swarms of mosquitoes now hopefully eliminated. Ate in the restaurant after we went back to Teslin to do some laundry. The meal was great and the owner Dave is very welcoming and friendly.
No photos today - as only a couple taken. Heading on tomorrow for Iskut and the Red Goat Resort for a couple of days stay.
First thing we all drove into Whitehorse and had a look around. It is the capital of the Yukon with a population of about 40,000 which, believe it or not, is 2/3rds the entire population of the whole of Yukon! It was an interesting city, laid out much like Dawson but bigger and more modern - not possible to see from one end to the other. The Yukon River flows down one side of the city - I estimated that it flows at around 6mph which is pretty fast considering that it still has about a million miles to go before it reached the Pacific. About mid-day we drove Fern & Eileen to the airport and said our fond farewells.
We then did some grocery shopping in Whitehorse then turned the "Silver Bullet" towards Teslin Lake and the Dawson Peaks Resort. This was a very good drive with interesting countryside comprising great lake views and a few serious mountains hoving into sight. It was only 120 miles from Whitehorse so was reached in about 3 hours with a couple of stops - remember that the Silver Brick cruises at around the 50-55mph mark otherwise you would need to be a sheik to run it!
We are in a sort of motel type room which had swarms of mosquitoes now hopefully eliminated. Ate in the restaurant after we went back to Teslin to do some laundry. The meal was great and the owner Dave is very welcoming and friendly.
No photos today - as only a couple taken. Heading on tomorrow for Iskut and the Red Goat Resort for a couple of days stay.
Glad you're enjoying yourselves. Enjoying my daily fix - keet 'em coming. Ian
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