July 14 (Silver City)
We made soft boiled eggs and toast over the fire for
breakfast, packed up, and headed toward Tok, Roger and I flying, Travis and Alana driving. We’re figuring it takes
almost twice as long to drive as fly (sometimes less than that to fly depending
on winds, etc), so whoever is flying doesn’t need to leave as early as the ones
driving. We got there first and waited
for them to arrive and walked to a restaurant for a milkshake – the best
milkshake I believe we ever had, loaded with fresh blueberries. Then we flew to Beaver Creek, Yukon where we
cleared customs into Canada. Travis
& Alana were soon there too, and Travis did three touch and goes, at that
airport to get current in this airplane, and then he & Alana flew to the
next destination – Silver City, and Roger and I drove. They found this wonderful spot at the airstrip
to camp – right on the beach of a beautiful lake with mountains surrounding
it. We had a campfire there and cooked
our supper – the last of the salmon fillets they had – they were great. The main downside of camping in Alaska and
Canada is the mosquitoes. If there is no
breeze blowing, they can be extremely pesky, and we put ‘bug juice’ on all the
time, even in our hair and spray our clothes.
They don’t bite then, but are still a real pain as they fly all around!! Another rather late night. JOLENE
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| Setting Up Camp at Where We Stopped by Airstrip for Second Night |
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| Salmon Made On The Campfire - Good Eatin! |
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