David & Sally, Takhini Hot Springs
Temporary repairs to the trailer, Selkirk
Washing up area at Dawson campsite, Dawson
This was to be a full day of driving with the travel south to Whitehorse being about 600 km on the Klondike Highway. The highway was mostly an undulating bitumen road but there were stretches of rough gravel. We made a few stops along the way for cold drinks and to stretch the legs. The highly crowded nature of the bus means there is so little leg-room that occasional stops are essential to keep the circulation going! The scenery along the highway was typically spruce forest with many rivers, lakes and tarns. A large area of forest fire damage was sighted too with many hundreds of hectares with little left apart from ghostly blackened spruce trunks. This fire occurred in 1995. At one stop we noticed the electrical connection to the trailer’s brakes was detached from one wheel and just dragging on the ground. Closer inspection revealed a more serious issue with the trailer’s brakes being totally out of action. Hopefully there can be a repair job done in Whitehorse. We arrived in Whitehorse in the late afternoon and did a major restocking of our supplies with each of the three teams getting supplies to prepare and cook an evening meal for the next three days. We’re preparing for a beef and vegetable stir-fry. We then drove back up the Klondike Highway for 20 km to our camping ground which was at the Takhini Hot Springs. After setting up our tents we enjoyed a Hungarian goulash meal prepared by team 1 under the careful direction of Tibour. A bottle of Californian pinot noir and a group gathering around the campfire made for a very pleasant end to the day.