Monday June 23, 2014 Teslin, Yukon Territory, Canada

We were up by 6 AM and I made coffee.  With only 160 miles to drive, we didn’t hurry getting started.  I tried one more time to get internet at the office, but it was a no go. 

Brad and Susan came over and we filled the radiator over flow tank.  It took over two gallons to fill the tank.  Later Brian who had first noticed the problem came over.  We got wrenches and he was able to tighten one of the bolts that hold the water pump onto the engine.  Later when we stopped at several places I checked to see how much water dripped.  It was very little compared to yesterday.  Sometimes there were no spots.   I called Cummins customer care and explained the problem and they gave me the name of an authorized Cummins service station in Whitehorse.  We arrive there Tuesday and spend two nights.

We were on the road at 9:15 headed for Teslin, Yukon Territory along the way we experience rough road and several miles of construction with one area of one lane traffic.  There was a long stretch of gravel followed by a few miles of gravel that had been watered down.  Both the Jeep and the coach are a mess from the mud and dust.

After the construction the road was pretty good, most of the potholes had been filled. We haven’t experienced any frost heaves yet.  Along the way we saw four grizzly bears and a porcupine.  

The route took us back into British Columbia twice.  We arrived in Teslin at about 3 PM and we were parked in a pull through site looking out at the lake.  The planned activity for today was a potluck.  Gerri had started a chicken stew in the crock pot and again we travel with it cooking with the crock pot in the sink to avoid spills.

I tried the WiFi at the restaurant and couldn’t get online.  

The potluck dinner was great with lots of food and good company.  After dinner and briefing I passed the tri mascot on to another couple.  We had the dinner at some vacant sites by the lake.  It’s a good thing we were finished by 8.  The sites filled up after that.  

After dinner Brad and Susan came over and managed to get the bathroom blinds remounted.  They had fallen down due to the vibration on the rough roads.

I went to the restaurant and managed to get the blogs for the last two days posted with pictures.

Gerri went to bed at 9:45 and I stayed up until 11, it was still light outside so I closed all the blinds.