Let's see if I can download the picture of this ferry crossing the Yukon. As you can see it's a very small ferry. It runs 24/7 except for two hours on Wed. morn. when it's down for maintenance. It takes 2 cars abreast and has a max length that just barely permits our rigs to occupy one aisle. We will cross over tomorrow early as the line gets long and RV's take up a lot of space. Then we will return in one truck and take a river 2-hr. cruise. Then we are off to the Top of The World drive and we will curve north into Alaska. Be back in touch in 3-4 days, probably. We spent the day in Dawson City, visiting the Robert W. Service cabin where the docent was really great and we learned a lot about the man himself and about his love of the Yukon. Then we went to the city museum and really steeped ourselves in the history of Dawson and the Klondike Gold Rush. It's incredible to think that my grandfather was here as a young man when those 'old-time' pictures were taken! I still have the nugget of gold his father brought home from the mine they worked on the Iditerod River. The history of this region is so fascinating. Garth has really enjoyed seeing all of this, having heard about "when we were in Dawson in '63" from my family for years! Time to get dinner on the table for Garth & Mother. It's leftovers tonight... leftover beef stroganof... with cold salmon salad on the side. Yup, life sure is tough here in the gold country! Having the time of our lives. Miss you all.
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