Fox Lake, Yukon

Day 22 Wednesday, 7/8: Well, we have been on the road 3 weeks now and it has gone by really fast. For those of you who are wondering, for about two weeks I haven’t had any pain or discomfort from the surgery so it took about 4 weeks for recovery. Not bad. Still feels a little odd in my throat but I will get used to it. Bob says I still snore a bit but nothing like it used to be and I don’t stop breathing as before so I guess it was a success! We are both satisfied with the procedure and glad it is done.

Well, we got up earlier than planned. Thought it was 7 when it was actually 6. Decided to not make coffee but to drive to Taglish and have breakfast. It is a small town and Bob had read on the internet about this store/restaurant/motel/RV park that was supposed to be nice. So, on we went. Turns out it was a very nice place. The owner, Kurt, was there but he doesn’t normally open the store/restaurant until 9:00 (we got there at about 7:00). He saw us and invited us in for coffee and said he would be glad to fix breakfast. He and his wife moved here from Germany 3 years ago and they own and run the store/restaurant/motel and RV park. It is small, only 5 motel units and only 7 RV spots but just enough to keep them busy. Every Saturday evening he BBQ’s steaks, ribs, chicken, etc. so we hope to stay there on our way back through. The breakfast was awesome and more than we could eat. He is quite a talker and we enjoyed hearing all about the area. Lots of mosquitoes here though! Maybe it will be better when we come back in late August.

Drove on to Whitehorse and did some shopping at Wal-Mart. Bob is having to fix the muffler on the RZR so he had parts to buy for that and of course we had to stock up on more wine. It is MUCH cheaper in the Yukon than in Alberta or NWT. Bought a few groceries and fuel too since this is the last city before we head north to Inuvik. Will still have a chance to get fuel before we turn off on the Dempster Highway and will fill the extra cans in the trailer then. We will also fill the extra water containers. Bob about freaked out when he saw a large puddle of oil under the front of the truck! We drove to another spot and he let it sit for awhile and nothing. He decided it was from someone’s else’s vehicle. Whew! All of our fluids were fine although he did add some coolant as the low coolant light has been on a few times.
Arrived at a Yukon Government Park on Fox Lake about 3:00 this afternoon. Our campsite is right on the water. It can’t be more than 30 feet from the rig to the shoreline! Very beautiful spot, a little breeze which keeps the bugs away and the water is quite warm (relatively speaking). Bob is working on the RZR and I took a few pictures. Sat in lawn chairs by the water until almost 9:00, sipping our wine and enjoying the peaceful spot. Sunset is not until at least 11:30 so it seems earlier than it is.