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Yukon Canoe trip

Napajohnb
2006-01-03 20:11:24

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most everyone ready to go as they'd fired up the generator again and we were looking for quiet.

We set off and were glad to be back on the river. The dogs saw us off and one even jumped into the river and swam a short way with us. It was touching. These two slightly overweight jolly companions were good company to all during our stay.
Floated a couple of hours and to our last camp. Campfire potatoes for supper tonight. Yum!

No one moved very fast after supper as if we were savoring our last night on the river. We are blessed with a quiet evening and we chat quietly and watch the river. A so to bed.

Saturday - 7/27

Woke to a cooler morning with over cast skies. Had a light breakfast and loaded up for the last time. The cases are very light now. I guess Thor planned pretty well.
It's an easy glide the 20 kilometers or so into town. There were more boats yesterday and even more this morning and we can hear Dawson long before we see it.

Then we are there and our river trip is over.

I feel a little dazed for a couple of hours by all the noise and activity as we get settled into our rooms at the Downtown Hotel.

I do a little laundry and finally get through to Rose after several tries. It's good to hear her (and Mary's) voice again. Out for a little souvenir shopping and it's time for supper at a local restaurant that Thor has picked. We all have a nice chatty conversation, again about Life, the Universe and Everything and it is a nice get together. After supper we go to a local dive and I bought one round but soon saw fit to leave, having fulfilled my social obligation.

I'm sharing a room with Fred and he is a good and genial room mate.

When I talked to Mary this afternoon she asked me if I'd seen the Pope in Canada while he was here. I told her he'd ...