We left Dawson on the Alaska Canadian (Alcan) Highway towards Whitehorse, both of us suffering a lack of sleep. The next stopping point we planned would be for a while as we wanted to recharge a bit, we were way behind with our website update (Actually we hadn’t done any), our expenditure was unknown, John's bike needed some repairs (fork seal) and we had some basic shopping to do. So we thought, if we camped outside Whitehorse we would have the peace and quiet and shops & Internet Café’s nearby.
Whitehorse was too far for us to reach in a day and after spending an uninteresting ride for about 200 miles we stopped camped up for the night at Tahavna. This was again a State campground and we were able to pitch up by a Salmon Spawning river. Great views once again. Being a State campground the amenities are basic. This was a little more basic than the rest as we had to take water from the stream and boil it for 10 minutes. But it was a pleasant stopover and we did recharge a little before hitting the road again to Whitehorse.
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Mike collecting our tea water !
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The pyromania continues.......this time lighting two fires at once !
We made Whitehorse by at 4pm and unlike other days we had researched the campgrounds before leaving.
The first was at Talkena springs. The location wasn’t too bad but as soon as you stopped you were surrounded by swarms of wasps and we left quickly. The other sites in the book and brochures that looked good turned out to be RV parks and were gravel. So by 5.30 pm we had a quick chat and changed plans to stay in a B&B for a couple of nights then head-on.
On route to the B&B we saw another campground (The Robert Service). From the outside this looked good but a quick drive around the site we saw the people who don’t make the un-employment statistics, so we left P.D.Q.
Given our previous experiences, of the Bunkhouse in the centre of town, we decided to find one nearer to the outskirts and Mike saw one on the map and off we headed to the Midnight Sun B& B.
Knocking at the door it was quickly answered by Farr. A quick negotiation of the price and we were in. To be precise Mike was. The B&B didn’t allow you to wear shoes in the house and we both had our bike boots on, and I was feeling lazy, so Mike had a quick tour to see if all was OK inside.
The place was immaculate so we unloaded the bikes and Farr kindly let us Store our camping gear in his garage so save us lugging it up the stairs.
The midnight Sun B&B have won awards, for not just the accommodation, but their hospitality and at breakfast was the ideal host keeping conversation going and suggesting places to go and see. Although we did find amusing his, subtle as a brick through the window, hint’s that the only way he can get an entry in the Lonely Plant guide was a recommendation from someone who had stayed there.
The day and a bit in Whitehorse were spent shopping for things we still wanted and Internet catch-up. We managed some items off our shopping list but the town even as a Province Capital didn’t have much so we left for Haines Junction.
Whitehorse was too far for us to reach in a day and after spending an uninteresting ride for about 200 miles we stopped camped up for the night at Tahavna. This was again a State campground and we were able to pitch up by a Salmon Spawning river. Great views once again. Being a State campground the amenities are basic. This was a little more basic than the rest as we had to take water from the stream and boil it for 10 minutes. But it was a pleasant stopover and we did recharge a little before hitting the road again to Whitehorse.
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Mike collecting our tea water !
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The pyromania continues.......this time lighting two fires at once !
We made Whitehorse by at 4pm and unlike other days we had researched the campgrounds before leaving.
The first was at Talkena springs. The location wasn’t too bad but as soon as you stopped you were surrounded by swarms of wasps and we left quickly. The other sites in the book and brochures that looked good turned out to be RV parks and were gravel. So by 5.30 pm we had a quick chat and changed plans to stay in a B&B for a couple of nights then head-on.
On route to the B&B we saw another campground (The Robert Service). From the outside this looked good but a quick drive around the site we saw the people who don’t make the un-employment statistics, so we left P.D.Q.
Given our previous experiences, of the Bunkhouse in the centre of town, we decided to find one nearer to the outskirts and Mike saw one on the map and off we headed to the Midnight Sun B& B.
Knocking at the door it was quickly answered by Farr. A quick negotiation of the price and we were in. To be precise Mike was. The B&B didn’t allow you to wear shoes in the house and we both had our bike boots on, and I was feeling lazy, so Mike had a quick tour to see if all was OK inside.
The place was immaculate so we unloaded the bikes and Farr kindly let us Store our camping gear in his garage so save us lugging it up the stairs.
The midnight Sun B&B have won awards, for not just the accommodation, but their hospitality and at breakfast was the ideal host keeping conversation going and suggesting places to go and see. Although we did find amusing his, subtle as a brick through the window, hint’s that the only way he can get an entry in the Lonely Plant guide was a recommendation from someone who had stayed there.
The day and a bit in Whitehorse were spent shopping for things we still wanted and Internet catch-up. We managed some items off our shopping list but the town even as a Province Capital didn’t have much so we left for Haines Junction.
