Days 47 & 48
Sunday we drove all day left at 7 am arrived at 6 pm; but that was not all driving time: we had stops for cinnamon buns at the Braeburn Lodge, we had an hour stop for lunch and multiple other rest stops. Final result we arrived at Dawson City, even though the Tok AK to Chicken AK Hwy is still closed, and saved a day getting here.
Monday was a great day, it started with a great sleep after the long day before, then we went up to Midnight Dome (not Dome Mountain as originally reported) for a spectacular view of Dawson (see picture) and the surrounding area - there is 360 degrees of mountain visible from the top. Also note in the picture, the line showing the clear water from the Klondike River not-mixing with the muddy water of the Yukon river.
After crossing the Yukon River by ferry (the George Black) , we drove to the most northerly point of the TOP-OF-THE-WORLD Hwy (is is about 1/2 way from Dawson to the US border). When back in Dawson we went to the visitor centre to plan the rest of the day. First order of business was to find a place for lunch; next we asked if they knew Jamie's friend Heather, and the first person knew her, and sent us to the Downtown Hotel - two bird's with one stone, we met Heather and had a nice lunch at her hotel.
We did the downtown walking guided tour - it was very informative and enjoyable. Next we went to the river to meet the rafters coming in from the Yukon. This was a group of 10 people on two rafts re-enacting the journey of the prospectors of 1898. We had met their film crew when we were in Whitehorse on July 22 on our Yukon River cruise at Miles Canyon, had we waited 15 more minutes in the rain that day we would have seen the rafters as well then.
We have pictures of the homes (log cabins) of Robert Service and Jack London, and of the birthplace of Pierre Burton; they are all within 200 feet of each other.
Back to the campers for a few brew then off to Diamond Tooth Gertie's for dinner / gambling / show. The rafters and their film crew also showed up at Gertie's: Sharon talked to one of the guys; they had climbed Chilkoot pass 70 days earlier with all their gear and supplies and did it just like they did in the gold rush days. The documentary is scheduled for french TV in Feb or March next year...
For the record we did not win at the casino this time - I donated $20 and Sharon donated $15.
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