Blachford Lake Lodge Yellowknife

Liza and I have chosen Africa for our next great adventure. We will visit South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, and Zambia during the month of February - a welcome respite from the frigid temperatures of Yellowknife. Please join us when you can - we look forward to hearing from you along the way.

... Pam decided to head back to Fort Simpson, much to our disappointment. Once back in Fort Simpson Pam and Ted checked the weather reports and suggested we return in a couple of hours to see if the weather cleared up. At 14:30 we returned to find that the weather hadn't changed. The only option remaining was to give it another go first thing in the morning. With our fingers crossed we headed back to the B&B.

... it at the campsite, but if we had a car and had known, we could've had all the pallette wood we wanted. After that, we went for some arctic char sushi downtown and Keith had a pint at the "best" pub in town. Not exactly so good. Both of our cameras were broken, so we stopped in the mall to ask if they could be fixed. Of course they said no way, they're toast, you better buy a new one. So that's what Keith did. We ...

... a lady named Lorreen or Lorraine came to pick us up. She was a heavy metal rockin' chick, who moved to Yellowknife a few years ago. She said she would never go back.



OK OK OK, Keith has insurance and I don't, so he drove. We went and bought some lunch, then we went straight to that art gallery, and I bought the northern lights painting I wanted before. Next on the agenda was finding the END OF THE HIGHWAY. This is the most north you can get on ...

... Alaska, Northern Alberta, and Nunavik. I went to the coaches meeting to meet the coaches and get a handle on the pronunciation ofsome of the athlete's names. Monday: First day of racing. Lots of racers and coaches on the trails with a ton of excitement. Today was a classic day so the skiers used classic technique. Some great young skiers skied their hearts out today. There were quite a few DQ's due to missed start times and ...

... for work on Monday! I had an amazing year, as it was both a physical and spiritual journey. I was very blessed not to have anything really bad happen (other than a bout of food poisoning in Ljubliana, Slovenia, bronchitis in Hoi Ann, Vietnam and being robbed in Luann Prabang, Laos). My parents and family in Canada are all ok, and I experienced such an abundance of assistance from strangers - both other tourists and locals - some whom I can only ...

... the highway. In a show of bravado, he left the impression that driving the highway was a piece of cake since he put his semi into cruise control most of the time. That's about all I needed to hear to launch myself up the Dempster Highway even though it was already 14:00. One cannot launch without gasoline, so I topped up the tank at the Klondike River Lodge located at Dempster Corner or Mile O. This left me with two options: drive to Eagle Plains (kilometre 370 ...

... young man was attending. Discipline problems and drug use seemed to be not outside of the norm. I was surprised, however, that the graduating class was only 12 students and the estimate was that only half would pass. The Tourist Office has an interesting collection of maps, photos and exhibits about the region. Around 11:00 it was time to hit the road for the long drive to Yellowknife. Again I had a sense of excitement (but then, when do I ...

... de Dublin! Programme de demain : sortie en traineau à chiens de midi et quelques à 16h puis soirée aurores boréales de 20h à minuit dans un village avec des tipis et des fauteuils chauffants!! On vous racontera!! Il devrait faire moins froid quand même demain, car aujourd'hui, il n'y avait même pas de sortie traineau à chieins car il faisait trop froid! On doit aussi, avant de partir ou entre les deux sorties, manger avec une fille de ...

... We picked up Hubba (yes, the Tucson has a name already) and headed to Grace's condo for the night. We spent Saturday and Sunday driving home and arrived safe and sound at about 5pm on Sunday.....sleeping in our own bed never felt so great....and in case any of you are wondering the first thing I ate when I got home was Kraft Dinner, hold the salsa please....!!