Tok to Whitehorse

Day 3

Burnt Paw Cabins Tok, AK

After a great night in Fairbanks we took off to Tok, Alaska. We got to stay in these super cute cabin!!  We took a walk to Three Bears to run off energy and to get another loaf of bread. Things were not as expensive as I would have thought in Tok. That was refreshing. Dave made us a great dinner outside on our stove, on the menu Navy Bean Soup! It was yummy and filling. We went to bed early so we could start the next day early.  

Tok, Alaska-across the border to Whitehorse. about 400 miles.

It is wonderful driving the ALCAN in the off season! The sweet owner asked us what time we would be to breakfast and it was hot and fresh waiting for us the next morning. She sat and chatted with us while we ate and then bid us farewell as we headed off to our next destination.
The weather has been beautiful!! We have studs on our tires but up to this point we have not needed them. Oh well, better safe then sorry RIGHT?
Today we saw CARIBOU! The boys thought it was great! There were tons of them all over the road. They look like clumsy creatures but I am sure that is not the case. 
We crossed the border at 11:13am March 31, 2011! Immediately the road sucked and we jumped ahead one hour. So really we crossed the border at 12:13pm. The roads did  straighten up after Destruction bay. (Yes, this is a town in the Yukon!) 

Crossing the border!

We drove for a while before we actually got to customs, but the weather was still gorgeous so we did not mind. We sat at customs for a while waiting for someone to come and talk to us. It was the oddest thing, he asked us tons of questions either like he was bored or getting to know us. Probably both. He appeared to be the only one working at the time of our arrival and he also has to know us and what business we have crossing into his country.

Miles post 1670 We see our first Trooper (Royal Canadian Mounted Police) We have not seen one since Anchorage. Hilarious!

I have begun to realize that my soul purpose is to make food while on the road and clean up the boys area at each rest stop. If I do not do this I am sure we will loose each and every bit of entertainment in the black hole that is our van.

Boys watching a DVD

We arrived in Whitehorse around 7pm. We stopped at McDonald's to let the boys run off some steam and then we all retired after baths and snuggles, preparing for yet another long day of driving. 

Canadian fun facts: 

~Restrooms are called wash rooms

~Stop lights are side ways

~McDonald's serves grilled cheese, a Spicy Thai Chicken Salad and real apples!

This is how we do tummy time on the road!