July 13, 2010

Well we are still here in Dawson City, Yukon! Was hoping to leave tomorrow, but our neighbor said he heard it would be Saturday before they opened the road.!!Yikes I'm trying really hard to remain calm, but....this town was said to be soo fun, haven't encountered it yet. Paul on the other hand seems to be enjoying this. After all it is a town that still resembles the 1800's, same buildings, dirt roads, and wooden sidewalks. It looks just like something from one of his westerns he usually watches, but is having withdrawal from since we don't have t.v. I think he's thinks he's John Wayne. He said he even saw a street named the Duke. There are some cute little shops though, so not all is lost, have manage to make a few purchases! I just feel trapped!!!

We did go to the Top of the Dome. It's this mountain that at the top is a 360 degree overlook of the town. I guess you can go at 12 midnight and watch the sun set. Haven't done that but if we spend any more nites here we might. It was beautiful though, a little scarry driving up, but sooo worth it.

After that we went to the Discovery Claim, which is where the first gold was found here. There we toured a dredge which would be one of the orignial gold digging machine, that took the place of the pick and shovel to find the gold. Very interesting.

Pretty quiet day, and a little rain. Were hoping to get out soon!!!

I'm attaching a picture of Abby's version of a Moose, as you can see we are just a little bored! Also is a picture of a small boat that Paul is looking into buying. It's docked here in town!