Made it to Whitehorse

June 17, 2009
Whitehorse, Yukon Territory

Today, we made the drive from Watson Lake to Whitehorse. We made quick stops at the Continental Divide (different than the lower 48, since this marks drainage between the Pacific and Arctic Oceans), and Teslin (C$.04 off a litre on diesel - woo-hoo!) before taking a space at Pioneer RV Park, just before the cut-off for Whitehorse City Centre. We'll stay at this park for two nights.

The day was gray and the road was generally in very good shape for today's drive. We did run into one 4km stretch of road construction, and I found out after we stopped for the day that I should have put the cover on the front of the Range Rover earlier. We took a couple of rock hits, one to the windshield with a nice nick, and the other to the plastic cover on one of the headlights. We've already got a bunch of dings in the windshield, so it was planned for replacement after this trip. I suspect that the headlight cover is a standalone replacement part, although it's likely to be pricey. I'd planned to start using the cover (it's a bit of a pain, and a two-person job to put on and take off) from Whitehorse, but wanted to wait until I had a chance to wash the car first, as the less grit under the cover, the less risk of scuffing the paint. Since the RV park has a car wash bay, I had the right idea but the wrong timing.

Anyway, we're in for the night and the car is now clean, so we'll be on track from this point forward.

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