Summer 1997 - Yukon to California
Journals - 11 July 1997
Day 1
11 July 1997 (cloudy; STRONG south wind; mileage = 28.1; Historic Stop on
Klondike Hwy., Yukon) -- A - It took a while to pack up this morning since
we had taken everything off the bikes. Chris worked on getting that all
put back together while I went to take a shower. There had been a line last
night, but I managed to get one this morning. Chris used his new mini
tripod, mounted to the handlebar (very handy!) to get a group shot of all
of us. The Swiss used the same set up and it held their much heavier camera
just fine! We headed off to the grocery and the Swiss came after they took
their stuff to the canoe depot. I bought $59 and was very pleased with my
selections. They bought $134 -- WOW! Lots of stuff. It wouldn't all fit in
their backpacks, even. It'll probably sink their canoe! We said good-bye --
very sad! We'll miss them very much! They will call our voice mail around
the 25th of July when they get to Dawson City, to see (hear) what we
thought of the ferry ride. We had incredible head winds going south (didn't
we have head winds going north on this same stretch 2 days ago?). WOW! But
it's OK, because it means the Swiss have tail winds for their initiation to
canoe life. We stopped at a park with lots of kids swimming in a lake --
brr! We had super-yummy grilled cheese. Met a Canadian cyclist coming from
Skagway who told us Vancouver Island can be bad to cycle on. He said "Bob's
your uncle." I had never heard that before. We're camped at a
quasi-historic stop. People will probably see us, but we're both tired and
don't care. Our food is in the back of the garbage can. Hope it's OK.
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