Day 59. We were up and out by 8 a.m. this morning. We grabbed a bite of breakfast, filled out some get-well cards, and got some last minute provisions. We stopped by the Carlson Center to watch the athletes preparing for the meets. Opening ceremony is this evening. We stopped by the Episcopal Diocese office to say good-bye and headed out around 11:30 a.m. We stopped at the North Pole to make some arrangements with Santa (yes, he's there!), stopped outside Delta Junction to pick up some exotic meats that we are bringing home in our cooler: reindeer summer sausage, elk kielbossa, yak meat sticks, and buffalo jerky. We arrived at Tok around 4:15 p.m. We are staying at the Tundra RV park and campground. We have a nice wooded spot and plan to make a campfire this evening. Tomorrow our destination is Dawson City. It will be a 200 mile drive, which normally wouldn't be too bad. However, the road is gravel so the going will be slow. If we can average 40 mpg (perhaps a little optimistic) the trip will take 5 hours. We'll spend one day and two nights in Dawson City so we can pan for a little gold. I'll let everyone know how we do in an upcoming blog. It feels good to be back on the road again.
Mileage for the day: 260 miles
Mileage for the trip: 6,997 (excluding air miles from Fairbanks to Fort Yukon and back)
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What a cool and amazing adventure you've had! We'll see ya back at 'the Fort' in STL soon, and blessings for your return trip.
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Amanda