We have ridden 5 days straight from
Nanaimo to get here. Along the way we have camped in Williams Lake,
stayed with Ian and Heather in Burns Lake and got sodden wet riding
into Watson Lake in the Yukon.
We have seen lots of wildlife. Probably
30 black bears, lots of caribou, birds and even a beaver. Don't even make a comment about the beaver. We also so a snowy owl but that is another story.
Things that we have learned: that the
speedometer of our motorcycle is optimistic and so is the temperature
rating of my sleeping bag. Please note when they tell you the
sleeping bag is good for zero degrees Celsius they don,t really mean
zero. They really mean probably 10 degrees. Or maybe zero if you are
wearing every piece of clothing that you own. I actually had to
purchase a fleece blanket to add to my bag as I froze my nuts off at Stewart BC
a couple of days ago and it was only 2 or 3 degrees.
We have also learned that water proof
is somewhat like the temp rating of the sleeping bag. It may of seem
liked a possibility at the factory but when it faces reality it
pretty much sucks. I guess when they designed these things, like boots
and jackets, they are not calculating that someone might actually wear them for
8 hours a day in a real rain storm. A shower maybe but not a real
rain storm. Hence we are off to the motorcycle store tomorrow to look
for “booties” to fit over our riding boots and Mark is going to
look for a pair of waterproof gloves. Note that the neoprene
fishing/hunting gloves that I have been wearing work great. Take
that Tourtech !!
We are off to see the sites of
Whitehorse and off to ride the train on Friday. I will upload
pictures when I can. Miss you all and will see you the end of June.
Cheers.
Ibby
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