Sunrise 4:32 Sunset 11:35
Today was a long travel day, we left Watson Lake at 8:00 and got to Pioneer RV Park in Whitehorse at 4:30. At 6:30 our neighbor beside us woke us up closing cabinet doors, etc., we were sound asleep. We normally set the alarm for 6. Oh my we had to scurry around, record time only 90 minutes from bed to highway. We crossed the border between Yukon Territory and BC 7 times, up and down mountains and crossed the Continental Divide at 3,214 feet. Around 10:30 we saw Dan and Becky partially pulled off the side of the road with emergency flashers on, we pulled in behind them to see what the problem was. They were having a coolant problem, problem being, they had a leak. He filled radiator with water and limped to the next rest area a couple of miles down the road. It seems he has a hole in a pipe that they were having trouble taping with any success. They would drive 10 miles or so, fill with water and fill again. In Teslin they bought a clamp, that and lots of tape they slowed it down for the final 60 miles. They ordered a part from Freightliner, will arrive on Tuesday, have an appointment here in Whitehorse for the repair. They will miss at least one day of the tour but in the scheme of things it could have been MUCH worse. Beautiful scenery today, blue sky and sunshine makes everything better. Gary saw a moose (I missed it) and we saw a fox. That's all the wildlife we saw.
We have a full day tomorrow with a Whitehorse Bus Tour and a tour of MukTuk Sled Dog Kennel.
That's it for today, enjoy the pic's,
TTFN
Gary and Pam
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| Beautiful mountains and lots of forest along the way |
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| Oh no! A leak in radiator |
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| Swan on lake by rest area we saw 5 |
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| More construction, bridge has steel deck scary! |
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