Our apologies for taking so long to update this weblog. We needed to get a card reader for Karyn's SD card to put the photos on the computer and blah blah blah. Anyway, we appreciate everyone taking the time to check out our travels.
Karyn loves how the lilacs have been in bloom for the past two months (Skagway, AK).
Heading north from Skagway we returned to the Yukon Territory, up the Klondike Loop to the small town of Dawson City. It is divided by the Yukon River and because of the cold winters and yearly freezing of the river, no bridge has been built. We stayed on the west side of the river at the Dawson City River Hostel http://www.yukonhostels.com/main%20page.htm. Our host, Dieter, is an incredible guy who built the entire place and, earlier in his life, bicycled around the world. His revelation on life, "In every pleazure zhere iz pain." Check out his website and bio at the link. This photo is from his office looking over the campground where we stayed. You can make out the river behind the tree line.
A photo of the free, 24 hour ferry that crosses the Yukon River. The east side of the river is where the town is located.
Karyn becoming part of the Sourtoe Cocktail Club in which you don the hat, listen to the poem, and do a shot of Yukon Jack with a frostbitten toe in the glass. Remember, your lips have to touch the toe! You can see the toe in the our initiator's hand. We both have certificates to prove our membership. More info at: http://www.sourtoecocktailclub.com/.
After some old time gambling at Diamond Tooth Gertie's Gambling Hall and some Sourtoe shots we headed down to the locals' watering hole - The Pit - where we ran into this guy. He introduced himself as, "Bruce as in Brucester (Brewster? Brooster?)" and that, "word on the street is that STEVE MARTIN will be playing here, don't tell anybody, don't want to get the rumor out." And then he winked at us.
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