Today started out with a trip to BeeJay's, the auto repair and tire shop that had been recommended yesterday. Turns out he did have a tire, and a wheel, and was able to get them mounted on the trailer before too long. To the tune of $170. I put that tire on the ground, and the tire on the ground became the spare. So now we're ready to go to Whitehorse. I need to get a lug wrench, but no one in Watson Lake has one. Well, if we make it to Whitehorse, I'll try to get one there.
On the way to Whitehorse, we did see some cute little bears, a sow and three little cubs. A little later, we ran across a couple of grizzlies, who actually came down from the woods and ran across the highway in front of the car. The scenery is often fantastic. It's hard to believe we're getting much closer to the top of the world. The Yukon is one of those places that is almost mythical, existing only in the works of Jack London, and Charlie Chaplin's little prospector.
After we got set up in the RV park, we went into Whitehorse to look for a lug wrench and to make a food and supply run to Walmart. And, like all the other towns we have seen, it's a modern well-equipped city. After all, it is the capital of the Yukon, but it was full of the kinds of stores that larger cities often lack. Not only did we find Walmart, but we found Canadian Tire, and Safeway and all kinds of restaurants as well. It's a really pretty town. The fellow at the Ford dealer didn't have a lug wrench to sell, but he did check my truck to confirm that the jack and lug wrench were missing. Nice guys, these Canadians.
We went to Canadian Tire, and sure enough they had lug wrenches, and I snagged one. Walmart is ubiquitous, thankfully, and it seems like a visit home to go into one. But you know what you're getting when you get stuff there. The prices are noticeably higher, though: 89 cents a pound for bananas instead of the 52 cents a pound in Tahlequah. But,
as a tribute to international trade, they did have bananas, my favorite example of powerful distributions systems. Nobody grows bananas in Canada, or in the U.S. for that matter, but every supermarket has them. A minor miracle, when you think about it. So now with a bottle jack and a lug wrench, we'll be able to change a tire if we have to do it again. Tomorrow, Alaska!
On the way to Whitehorse, we did see some cute little bears, a sow and three little cubs. A little later, we ran across a couple of grizzlies, who actually came down from the woods and ran across the highway in front of the car. The scenery is often fantastic. It's hard to believe we're getting much closer to the top of the world. The Yukon is one of those places that is almost mythical, existing only in the works of Jack London, and Charlie Chaplin's little prospector. After we got set up in the RV park, we went into Whitehorse to look for a lug wrench and to make a food and supply run to Walmart. And, like all the other towns we have seen, it's a modern well-equipped city. After all, it is the capital of the Yukon, but it was full of the kinds of stores that larger cities often lack. Not only did we find Walmart, but we found Canadian Tire, and Safeway and all kinds of restaurants as well. It's a really pretty town. The fellow at the Ford dealer didn't have a lug wrench to sell, but he did check my truck to confirm that the jack and lug wrench were missing. Nice guys, these Canadians.
We went to Canadian Tire, and sure enough they had lug wrenches, and I snagged one. Walmart is ubiquitous, thankfully, and it seems like a visit home to go into one. But you know what you're getting when you get stuff there. The prices are noticeably higher, though: 89 cents a pound for bananas instead of the 52 cents a pound in Tahlequah. But,
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