Day 29, Thursday, 7/16: Slept in late and were getting things ready to head out when we noticed the same tire on the trailer was flat again!! Took the truck/camper to the other RV park to dump/fill, bought ice and a really great book on the Northwest Arctic. Decided to put air in the tire and take it back to the place that “fixed” it. We do have a small air compressor along which helped. So back to town we went. It was the owner of the shop this time that fixed the tire. Finally left Inuvik just after noon. We weren’t staying very far from town but the road between was awful! It was paved but had frost heaves big time so you felt like you were on a roller coaster and had to drive really slow with the camper on…. Made us glad to finally get back on the dirt/gravel since except for some pot holes it is smoother! Bob is good at dodging those pot holes now.
Crossed on the ferry at Red River and then on to the MacKenzie crossing. When we pulled up there the ferry crewman told us a small motorhome was in the middle of the ferry and they had locked themselves out of their rig! So, until they could break in we wouldn’t be able to cross! They could only take a few cars at a time and no big rigs at all. We happened to have a metal coat hanger to give them and on the next crossing they were able to get in… In the meantime, there was a First Nation guy selling dried fish so I bought some. It’s in strips like jerky and quite tasty. He has a camp right there on the river and lots of people who are waiting for the ferry buy from him. The ferry crewman also told us that they had to shut down the ferry yesterday due to high winds so it is good that we stayed another day in Inuvik. Stopped at Fort MacPherson and discovered there isn’t much of interest there… Our goal today was to get back into the mountains which is just about where you cross into the Yukon. We are staying in an old gravel pit, off the road, with fantastic views all around. Got out our chairs and sat there enjoying the sites. There is a slight breeze so the bugs aren’t bad and the sky is clear. It is so quiet!! Makes you feel like you are the only ones on earth!
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