Today was as exhausting a drive as we have had so far. It wasn’t so much a long one, but over some of the bumpiest road we have encountered so far, even worse than the Ohio Turnpike. Frost heaves and patches and even sections which had been torn up for repaving were the order of the day. From Beaver Creek, Yukon all the way to the US border, we were braking and bumping and accelerating and then braking again. When Geoff finally climbed from the driver’s seat, he felt like he had been run through a ringer, backwards (one of his Mother’s favorite sayings). After entering the US, things got better, although there was still an occasional good reason to be on the binders. I guess the frost heaves are not just relegated to the Yukon.
The weather was a mixed bag. It started out cloudy and rainy, then cleared a bit before turning down-right black and pouring rain on us just before reaching Tok, Alaska, our stop for the night. We are definitely getting up into the northern reaches of our travels. Tonight the sun will not set until 11:45 PM and then it will be right back up again at 3:15 AM. We have our bedroom outfitted with blackout shades on the windows and Jordy’s crate gets covered with a heavy fleece blanket, so we can all get a good night’s sleep. It’s just hard to recognize when it is time to go to bed when the sun is up so late.
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