Skagway, again ...

Beautiful day in Whitehorse.  I needed some fabric which I suspected I could find in Skagway so  away we went.  Stopped in Carcross for a muffin and ice coffee.  It was extremely busy there.  And why ?? One reason was there was a train in the station.  This happens only a couple of times a year and today was the day.  Didn't even think of getting an ice cream cone at Matthews General Store as the line up was so long.  This was only a pit stop anyway so on we went.

The weather in the Yukon was beautiful, as seen from the photo above.  Turn around and look Skagway way, and we could see the clouds appearing.  But, it was not too bad there.  Cloudy yes, but warm.

Although I did purchase material and Terry purchased flip flops, we were not charged at Canadian Customs even though our duty free exemption was $0 for staying in the States for 4 hours.  He did ask what we bought.  I said I purchased "3 yards of material".  "You couldn't purchase 3 yards of material in Whitehorse?" he asked.  "No", I said, "I could only purchase 3 meters of material there".  Smart ass, but got away with it.  

July Visitors Part 2

We flew up to Dawson City.  They wanted to have a true taste of 1898 and the Gold Panning experience.

Dawson City.  It is so worth a trip every once in a while.  The buildings are just as colourful as ever.  The sun is hotter than Whitehorse.  And even though the town doubles in size with the tourists, it still seems quite empty.

Some of the buildings still need to be renovated.  The City will soon be working on the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, the building that Robert Service worked in.

While Hilary and Rebecca went on to a Gold Panning Tour I shopped then toured the Commissioner's House and had tea on the porch.  (It was a beautiful house and I would have loved to live in it).  The travellers returned with one small speck of gold between them.   Then it was off to Klondike Kate's to eat.

After dinner Hilary had a Sour Toe Cocktail.  Above is the toe that was used, just as ugly and yucky as always.  They now have a $2500.00 fine for swallowing the toe so you must be very careful when allowing the "toe to touch your lip".  

Back in Whitehorse we enjoyed a birthday dinner with Brooke and family.  Happy Birthday Brooke!!

And I got my yearly fill of the Frantic Follies, excellent as usual.  We visited many of the Whitehorse and area tourist sites, the Wildlife Preserve, the Beringia Centre etc and the shops, then it was time for them to return back to England.  I had a great time and I hope they did too.

July Visitors Part 1

Been entertaining my guests for the past while.  It was a holiday for them and for me also.

Our first stop on their arrival was the cabin.  I wanted to show them the real Yukon.  It was fun having dinner with the family.

We went to Skagway for the 4th of July.  We participated in the Egg Toss.  It was once in the Guiness Book of World Records for the longest egg toss in the world.  I believe they now do not include that category but Skagway keeps the toss going every 4th of July.

We tossed it for quite a while before it was dropped!  There was a hot dog eating contest that we watched.  The old record was 10 hot dogs (including the bun).  They were trying to beat that record this year and did - by one -- even though they ran out of hot dogs and had to revamp the contest.  And there was lots of music and rubber duckie river run ... lots of fun.  

There was a day at Mukluk Kennels for Rebecca who was Rookie for a Day.  That was an experience.

Then Hilary treated us all to a true Yukon dinner there which included caribou, elk, candied salmon, and fish.  The food was excellent.

Frank and Anne were good hosts and we had a good visit with them, something that was long overdue considering we are related.