Holiday Inn Birmingham City Whitehorse

... und so passierte das, was man sich denken kann. Berg ab kommt Heidi ins Schleudern und wir kommen von der Straße ab. &#8222;Jungs, festhalten!&#8220; hört man den Co-Pilot Paddy rufen. Aha. Aha. Und dann?<br>Naja, wir standen im Seitengraben und kamen nicht mehr vorwärts oder rückwärts. Räder drehen durch, Autos halten an. Keiner mit Seil. Schneeketten lassen sich in der Situation nicht anbringen. Verd'oht. Also Abschleppdienst angerufen ...

... and time for it to be fitted in Saskatoon.<br><br>Leaving Fort St John, we crossed the huge Peace River Bridge and began to see lots of farmland and canola crops.<br><br>We had asked the person at the visitor information centre about a good place to go swimming in the area and she had recommended Kiskatinaw Provincial Park, south near the highway. The area boasts the only original curved wooden bridge still left from the original Alcan Highway. Unfortunately the water in the river ...

... all the operators, Woody and Tom had 7 minutes to talk! <br>All the rain made for a cozy dinner (opened our survival roast beef and Costco mashed potatoes). Looking at the map, we think we can be back to civilization soon. <br>It was twilight all night (longest day of year) although it seemed light all night for days!<br>Monday, June 22.........Walked the dogs early........foggy and cold but not muddy. We're going to ...

... races. The facility itself it quite unique for Canada in that the Biathlon, Cross Country and Ski jumping venues are all close to each other. Imagine the Canmore Nordic Centre with Biathlon and XC and then add a jumping stadium just off the east end of the XC stadium. It really is quite impressive. The feeling amongst people we talked to was that this may be a white elephant after the games as it is so far from a large population centre (approx 2h from VCR ...

... to school kids. Cheryl and I both went to the Asham curling store in Winnipeg and bought new curling shoes. Now we're hot!!!! The best part of curling is that once the game is finished both teams go upstairs to the lounge and sit around with a drink, chatting. We've met a lot of great people so far. Some are transplants who came up for a visit and never left and others are born a raised here. Everyone is very helpful and pleasant. The question we ...

... is the main lodge which sleeps 9-10,a large sauna building and a second cabin. Dennis bought it off the owner and they use it as their cabin in the woods. They are the only ones on the lake. They tell us there is good fishing but we never even got a bite. The lake has grayling, pike, whitefish and lake trout. The weather has really been poor and most everyone is complaining. Of course, it is what it is, so we adapt. Aug 1/08 Our new home is outside Whitehorse proper ...

... museum are artifacts depicting the history of the Yukon and the early settlers who ministered to the native peoples. The conditions they endured makes on wonder why they stayed. Also housed at the museum is the real Sam McGee's cabin. Sam McGee was a friend of Robert Service and he gave his permission for Robert Service to use his name in the poem. He ...