Day 27 July 28, 2024 Whitehorse Yukon to Watson Lake Yukon 275 miles
Today is a 50 50 mix of sun and clouds. Not supposed to have rain however. Rob bought breakfast from the hotel yesterday. We had one American and one British. We think the cook is new at his job. The coffee and tea water were warm. The American breakfast included two dollar size pancakes one of which was burnt and the other was close. The over easy eggs were sunny side up and almost overdone. The toast came unbuttered and was too cold to melt the butter. When we left the hotel we discovered a McDonald’s just around the corner. That had to have been better. However, the breakfast was filling.
We got fuel on the corner and then headed to Walmart to get ice. Well they don’t sell ice. Not sure if that is all Walmarts or only that one. They sent us across the street to a grocery store.
We saw quite a few bicyclists today. Much easier highway than some of the others we have seen. Only a few spots of gravel roads today and one detour around a bridge replacement. More semi trucks but no logging trucks. Lots of RVs of all flavors.
We drove this same stretch of road on our way up only in the opposite direction. The area has lots of lakes and rivers so there are lots of opportunities to participate in water related activities. Government campgrounds are numerous. They don’t have hookups nor do they have showers. They do have pit toilets and picnic tables. The fee is $20 Canadian per night. You can also overnight in a turnaround.
We made one more fuel stop and then ate lunch near Morley Lake. No picnic tables at the location so we ate in the car. Bonus: Few mosquitoes.
As we came into Watson Lake we drove past the sign forest. We will go back for a visit tomorrow. We stopped their with the modern car several years ago. More about it tomorrow.
We got in our room by about 5:30. The grocery store is across the street so we walked over and bought a few things. Pork chops were a little over $8.00 US per pound.
The car stopped much better today. Yesterdays maintenance time paid off. We left the manifold heater on all day and with light jackets the temperature was comfortable.
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