We left Delta, BC Wednesday night, in the rain, with a good head start. It was +9C and very damp.
By the time we got to Williams Lake the rain was just a drizzle but the temperature had fallen to -1C. Not a nice combination for road conditions as we ended up rollerskating on greased glass ... well it felt like that anyway! We pulled over and waited for the salt shakers.
By 6:00am, Friday we had arrived in Watson Lake amidst -36C temps, a brisk breeze and some snow to finish the mix.
The dock in Watson Lake is outdoors and part of the contract is that we unload the freight there so we got to do some more rollerskating but this time with a forklift! Finally we got the necessary freight off and trundled off to Whitehorse.
The roads were in pretty good shape & so were the caribou! We saw a small herd enroute with a huge bull moose watching over them. What was that about, eh?
We switched trailers in Whitehorse, fueled up and had a bowl of soup and a sandwich. At the Trails North Truckstop in Whitehorse they do the fuelling for you. Nice touch in -33C weather.
JoJo is piloting now so I'm gonna saw some logs ... zzzzz
Please excuse the boredon in this post as I am just getting the feeling back into my feet ... not that it should have anything to do with it but when my feet get cold I just don't function too well. Many might say that my functioning doesn't have anything to do with cold feet! Add to that I am posting this from our BlackBerry and I have had enough challenges for one day!
Friday, January 9, 2009
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