DAY 10: WHITEHORSE, CONTINUED

Day 10. Well we had a bit of a bump along the way. We stayed at the Takhini Hotsprings Campground last night. AAA gave it a "better" rating so we felt pretty safe. It turned out to have no running water (read pit toilets), only one running water restroom for the entire campground, and no private showers. The "hotspring" was indeed a thermal spring, but it was directed into a swimming pool which filled every day and was drained every night. It was not a good evening. Thanksfully it didn't rain. We broke camp this morning, returned for sightseeing in Whitehorse today, and are looking for another campground tonight. We did take the tour of the S.S. Klondike, a paddlewheel steamboat that plied the waters of the Yukon river until 1955. It could carry 300 tons of cargo, much of which was silver and gold take out of the country downstream like Dawson City. We walked the downtown area, have visited with a number of the locals, did laundry, and plan on visiting a local haunt--the Klondike Rib and Salmon BBQ--for dinner tonight. Tomorrow we head for Skagway. Despite our camping setback last night, we have been blessed with much better than average weather--thanks for your prayers--and no mishaps (car, health, etc.). It is beautiful country and the people are generally quite genial. All goes well...