Road from Dawson via Whitehorse and Watson Lake to Dease Lake 31st July 1st August

It rained overnight so the tents were wet when we packed up and left Dawson for the long drive with an overnight stop in Whitehorse.

The bus en route to Whitehorse.

 A photo of the road plus another of the road in thicker rain

 Even when the rain cleared there was still road works to negotiate and we had to wait for a pilot vehicle to follow to guide us through the road works.

Cooking in the rain at Whitehorse.

The journey the next day was broken at lunchtime by a quick stop in Watson Lake for lunch, for a visit to the Northern Lights Centre which explains  and shows the aura borealis or northern lights plus a visit to the Sign Post Forest, a collection of over 78,000 signs.

 I couldn't find one of Horsham but I found one for Sussex and one that was nearly Crawley.

And as people are allowed to add their own, there were a couple of additions by Steve and Helen.

Our cook groups turn to prepare the meal that evening, Anja, Graeme, me and Helen at Dease Lake

That evening was also memorable as Zoe decided to turn the bus around as it was on a slope and it would be easier to start in the morning on a nearly empty tank if it was facing downhill. The only problem was that it wouldn't start so we spent the evening borrowing enough diesel in jerry cans to fill the tank and bleeding diesel through the valves to start the bus so it was nearly 10pm and dark when the bus finally started