We started day 3 with what will henceforth be known as "The Coffee Incident of 2010." Char, for some unknown reason, grabbed a half-full coffee pot and dumped the thing upside down all over herself, shaking it to remove all the grounds. Then, she dove onto the couch in a fit of panic trying to keep her legs from burning off. It was very dramatic. So we got off to a bit of a later start than planned.
We stopped by Jack London's cabin on the way out of town, and proceeded with a LONG day of driving and ended up at Takhina Hot Springs.
The next morning (Day 4), we decided to start the day with a dip in the pool fed by the springs. Very refreshing and relaxing. We then made our way about 20 miles to Whitehorse, which is a wonderful town with lots to see and do. We spent the better part of today in Whitehorse.
We started with the Visitor's Center, grabbed a picnic lunch, and headed to the park. We saw a Royal Canadian Mounted Police there (at least, it was a guy dressed up like an 1800s RCMP for the museum), who was riding his horse all around very enthusiastically.
From there, we moved over to see the S.S. Klondike - an early 1900s era steam ship. It was quite impressive and they have all of the actual artifacts on board the ship.
After that, we explored the Yukon brewery (yum!) and packed up to continue moving. We drove another 80 miles or so until we got to Johnson's Crossing, where we are for the night. Tonight, we're cooking some Green Chile stew and putting Eli down a little early--he has been a bit of a crank today.
Off toward Watson Lake tomorrow--we'll see how far we get! We're having a blast and missing you all!
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