Started the day at Takhini Hot Springs and drove as far as Dawson City, arriving about supper time. Highlights along the way: A stop at Fox Lake where Graeme taught a young boy to skip rocks. At Braeburn Lodge Mary Dales bought an enormous, wonderful cinnamon bun the size of a dinner plate for $10.
The Lodge sells 150 of these buns per day. The four of us made short work of the bun and were full. A later stop at Five Finger Rapids, a navigational hazard on the Yukon River would have been a navigational hazard to us as there are 219 steps down to the river, then a .6km walk to the fingers and then back up. A young woman who had just completed the climb reported “its exhausting”.
Met Bob and Mary at the Gold Rush Campground and then went to the Drunken Goat for an excellent dinner of lamb done Greek style. After dinner we went to the first show at Diamond Tooth Gerties.
Quite a few changes since 1976.