Alaska Trip: Saturday 7/20/13

We leave tomorrow(Sunday) for Dawson City,YT for a three day stay, a 335 mile journey with portions having "frost heaves". That's when the permafrost raises or lowers the roadbed. In other words big bumps in the road that you can't see until you're upon them. Let's see, 335 miles at about 45 mph. Yep, we should be there sometime tomorrow. Oh yes, I forgot to mention that our left refrigerator door of our four door refrigerator/freezer, fell off. With help from Stu, the tail gunner, we got it somewhat fixed. Hopefully it will hold until we get home in only another 47 days. Friday we took a tour of the SS Klondike. It along with many paddle wheelers ran up and down the Yukon River during the 1920's and later. Prior to arriving in Whitehorse, we stopped at the Tlingit Heritage Center. This is a First Nation center with story poles (not to be confused with totem poles). We met an interesting woman there by the name of Margaret Douville. She makes and teaches how to make ceremonial items as well as boots and gloves(which sell for $1,000), Hopefully I will be able to upload some pictures.The sun has been setting later and later each day. It doesn't get dark until a little after 11 PM. Thank goodness for the night shades on our coach. I've been told that the wifi in Dawson City is not that great(what's new), so it might be a while before I'm able to add anything to the blog.