Next Stop Dawson City

 July 9 - Today we headed out to Dawson City that is 111 miles.   The time estimate was 5 hours.  It ended up being 8 hours.  What a rugged trip that was!  We got off the Alaska Highway and on to Hwy 2 and again it was mountains and rivers which were lovely.  Then we got into the fire area which was no threat to us but it was very smokey and hazy.  You could smell the fire.

The additional time actually was due to stopping 3 times at work zones.  The first one we waited a long time for the Lead Truck to get back to our side.  Then we were maybe ½ mile in and about half of the group was crossing and they had the rest of us stop for a work truck.  Well, it was starting to rain a bit and once they signaled for the car in front to go he had no traction and we were “uh oh”!  He was towing a travel trailer and they asked him to back up and turn right and he got over so the rest of the group could pass.  The people in front didn’t want to leave him but he waved them to go.  Once we left I think they hooked a winch to his truck and towed him out of the muddy area.  We were glad when we learned he was back in the line.

Well, we had to go thru 2 more work areas and they don’t do a little section at a time, they do several miles so you can only creep along or bump yourself to death.  We zigzagged to avoid potholes etc.  Not a fun drive.

We all arrived safely in Dawson City and we all had pull thru spaces with full hook ups.  I did a load of laundry while Bill was outside chatting with the group.  Then after showers we were all headed to a casino with a show and we supposedly had reservations for steak dinners before the show.  We pulled into the lot and the place was closed so we walked a couple of blocks into Dawson City and there was a bar/restaurant and they had room for all 26 of us.  Everyone had a fun time in addition to a good meal.  Bill and I shared an order of poutine and he had a chicken sandwich and salad and I had a buffalo burger with salad.  It was like we switched!  Everyone finished up timely to walk back to the theatre where we picked up our entrance tickets for the dance hall show.  We all enjoyed the music, singing and dancing.

Then we took the couple who rode with us down to the ferry landing to see where we are heading in the morning.  They said it holds 2 RV’s at a time but it’s not very big!  It only takes about 15 minutes to cross the river to Alaska!

So tomorrow is sure to be another adventure!