Whitehorse, YT
By: Cindy and Ron Robinett – Rig #18
Our day began with the 9:00am briefing meeting with Ken. From there we car pooled to the SS Klondike Sternwheeler. What an amazing boat!
Our tour began with a film strip showing us the history of the Klondike. Over 300 round trips up the Yukon river to Dawson City and back again.
The last trip for the Klondike was down main street from the ship yard to the present display site. Our guides were very good and gave us lots of interesting information on how the boat was run. We could not get over how much wood it took to run this boat. How many cords per mile was that again??
From the Klondike some of us then ventured on to the fish ladder just up the river. Getting all those fish from the river around the dam and up to the lake is the reason for the fish ladder. A salmon is born in the rivers headwaters, stays for 2 years, & swims 1350 miles down stream to the sea. The salmon will grow for 5 to 7 years, and then returns upstream to its birth place, where it proceeds to lay its eggs and then dies. How can it find its way like that when on a Friday night, some people have trouble finding their way home from the local tavern a few blocks away. Go figure….
Many in our group toured the local brewery here in Whitehorse. Word had it some were disappointed with the quantity of the reward for taking the tour. But the quality was undeniably good. While some were taking in the brewery tour others went to the Air Museum and the Dogsled Kennels. A few brave couples even took on the mosquitoes while trying to golf. The mosquitoes around here seem to be bigger than the golf balls!!
Today also found about 5 of our rigs windshields being fixed by the window doctor. No Fun!! For sure all of our rigs could use a good wash but for now that is a lost cause.
The most unusual thing we saw today was the big orange bus here at the campground. The bus had 24 people from Germany that was traveling from Vancouver to Anchorage. It was completely self contained. Sleeping space for 24, seating for 24, its own kitchen and dining facilities and a bathroom. (Now this is what you call up close & personal)…
Okay, so where is Buddy Bear?? Still with Art & Jill? Well, that’s all for this 24th day of June…. All in all a great day to visit Whitehorse & see all of the sights!! Life Is Good!!
Ron & Cindy Robinett
It looks like a beautiful day weather-wise...finally!
ReplyDeleteYou all have such lovely photos!
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