Whitehorse Day 3

Day 65, Friday, 8/21: Rained all night and most of the day today! We left for Skagway about 7:00 and got there around 8:45. Some fog as we went over the pass…. Realized when we got there that we were back on Alaska time so it was only 7:45… Drove around town for a bit and then found a place to get a latte. The downtown area has wooden walkways on both sides of the street and all the buildings are as they were in the late 1800’s, early 1900’s. Seems like every other store sold jewelry, probably to all the tourists who get off the cruise ships! There was a large cruise ship in the harbor and lots of people walking around. Bought a few things at a Christmas store, then continued walking the town. Ended up at a fabric/cross stitch/yarn store and spent some time there (and some money). About 11:00 we went back to the Skagway Brewery and had lunch (since it was 12:00 Pacific Time). Bob had a beer sampler and we both had halibut fish and chips. Very good! After that we headed back to Whitehorse. Saw a black bear along the side of the highway. We stopped to get pictures and he didn’t even look at us, just kept munching on something. Of course we didn’t get out of the vehicle… Went back and forth across the border for the 6th and 7th time! No problems, but then we only had the truck. Left the camper and cargo trailer here in Whitehorse at the RV park. They didn’t even ask if we made any purchases in Skagway, just if we had alcohol or tobacco products.

Bought a few groceries at NOT our favorite store (Extra Foods) but were told by our RV park neighbors that if we inserted a loonie to get a cart and then returned the cart we would get the loonie back so we did that. We are too stubborn to pay a loonie just to use a cart! It was packed and we waited at the checkout for about 20 minutes…. Still not our favorite store! We are doing a load of laundry since we will be camping remote for the next week and taking advantage of having WiFi too. Bob was hoping to take the ATV to the smallest desert located in Carcross but looks like 70% chance of rain tomorrow too so we may not do that. On the way back from Skagway we did stop at a wildlife museum there and it was fantastic.