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I made it to the ferry in this video. The mighty Merv Hardie that crosses the MacKenzie River. It may not be a BC Ferry, but it is still an exciting part of my trip because it is something different to look at.
After gassing up at the Fort Providence gas station I continue on. The last part of this video is just after I passed through the “forest fire” area, which really only ended up being about a kilometer stretch on the road.
Since living in Fort St John I have often been asked, how is it I sleep at night when it is always light out. Having grown up in Yellowknife, I had never really thought out it. I slept at night and got up in the morning.
I chalked it up to being like anything else, it is a routine. I tell myself it is time to sleep, so I sleep. I’m assuming it is much the same for those who take naps in the middle of the afternoon or folks that work nightshifts (done this too). Of course I to have tried my hand in different methods of blocking out the light, tinfoil or any other thick material over windows or wearing a mask. Then again, I do the same thing in Fort St John.
Whether it is because I’m out of the normal routine or in Yellowknife or even because I’m an hour different than I normally am, I find I have a slight bit more energy. I woke at 7am and here I am still at 12:30. I do love Yellowknife summers, they compare to nothing.
Photos were taken at about 12:00am June 24, 2011. Check the timestamp. There was very little editing, just converting from RAW to jpeg.
I arrived in Yellowknife Wednesday evening. I know you must be wonder why then you haven’t heard from me since before I left Fort St John than. Well, it was seeing family and doing a little bit of work. Seeing family after a couple months is nice and time consuming. I am also out of my element at the moment, so that took sometime to get back into.
I did record talk of myself as I travel 1200kms and this is part 1. I got some photos as well, which I’ll upload later.
Alright I’m ready to start my journey back up to Yellowknife, I hope. The highway is still closed, but I’m still not planning to drive that stretch of the highway until Thursday.
Just because I may be stranded, I mean who knows what happens, I am going to tow up the camper. Hang out in Enterprise, NWT where there is at least 3G if I happen to have to stay a couple days. Then again I plan for the worst, so I’m sure it’ll all be good.
Tomorrow I am suppose to start my trek up to Yellowknife. In short I’m planning to do it in two days, so I can go slow and enjoy the drive. You know stop at all the “touristy” places along the way.
This planned trip of mine has now turned into a touch and go trip. I’m not sure what I am going to be able to do. Right now the highway between Fort Providence and Behchoko is closed do to thick smoke in the area from Forest Fires (about an hour out of Yellowknife). There also happens to be a lot of Buffalo along this stretch making it even worse.
I wasn’t planning to do that leg of the trip until Thursday, but I’m starting to think it might be a better idea to just make a run for it if the highway reopens Tuesday afternoon as planned.
So for now I’m on Highway Watch.
