TRAVEL SNAPSHOT: 92 Days In 2018

We began the year with our annual SCUBA and snorkeling trip to Cozumel, MEXICO in March; only one week though ... it overlapped too closely with our move into a new townhouse condominium. In late June we left on what became, an 82 day road trip westerly across CANADA and as far north as Tuktoyaktuk NT on the Arctic Ocean. LOAF has now visited all three Canadian ocean coasts. That trip included two major adventures; a canoe trip on the Teslin and Yukon Rivers and an overland drive on the Dempster Highway in Yukon Territory (YT) and Northwest Territories (NT) and also on the new Inuvik to Tuktoyaktuk Highway NT. 

We returned home mid-September; later in the month we'll attend a Canadian Truck Camper Owners rally at a campground near our home in Wellington. In October sometime, we'll join the rest of our Teslin and Yukon Rivers paddling group for a debrief and get-together. 

What's Next? ... ECUADOR early 2019, then MEXICO, then Atlantic CANADA ... stay tuned! 

The map below is interactive. To view our route in detail you will need to begin by clicking on [  ] (top right corner) for full screen. Use the hand to pan and +/- to zoom and reduce, as needed. 

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This travel snapshot includes Trips 144 - 145 (from our Trip Index) and covers the calendar period noted below. 

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CALENDAR PERIOD / DURATION / Adventure Days 
February 16 to September 14, 2018 / 210 days / 92 days

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1 Active Wildfire Area Paddled Through: Teslin River YT, flames and 200 - 300 ft visibility

             Peg                                     Dann                               Tom

1 Bison Herd: Liard River Herd BC

1 Hot Spring: 2 soaks at Liard Hot Springs BC

1 National Park Visited: Kluane YT

1 Near Death Experience: Bryan successfully administered the Heimlich maneuver on Dann

1 Sourtoe Cocktail Drank: Helen in Dawson City YT

                    Helen                                                 Patty

2 Countries Visited: MEXICO CANADA

2 Provincial Parks Visited: Sibbald Point ON, Liard River Hot Springs BC

2 Rivers Paddled: Teslin and Yukon, Yukon Territory, CANADA 

                 Helen   Dann                        DM   Bryan

2 Territorie(s) Visited: Yukon, Northwest

4h 7m of Bottom Time: Meso-American Reef MEXICO

4 Territorial Parks Visited: (YT) Twin Lks, Engineers Cr, Rock R, (NT) Happy Valley 

5 Open Water Dives: Cozumel Resort, Cedral Wall, Palancar Pass and Horseshoe, Yucab

              Randy

5 Provinces Visited: Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, British Columbia

5 What Broke/Stopped Working on LOAF: New truck battery, fw pump vapour lock purged, seized brake caliper, broken PIAA light mount, broken cabover strut mount

6 Ferry Crossings: (2) Pelly R NT (2) Mackenzie R NT (2) Yukon R YT

Pelly River Crossing

7 National Historic Sites Visited: (YT) Dawson Historical Complex, S.S. Keno, Former Territorial Courthouse, S.S. Klondike II, Tr'ochëk, Yukon Hall Dawson City, St. Paul's Anglican Church Dawson City

NHS Tr'ochëk Tr'ochëk
... is the site of a traditional Han fishing camp on a large island at the confluence of the Klondike and Yukon Rivers.

10 Travel Companions: Heather & Randy, Katherine & Boyd, Peggy & Tom, DM & Bryan, Pattie & Andrew

11 Nights Sleeping in a Tent: Teslin / Yukon Rivers canoe trip

22 Moochdocking Camps: Haliburton ON, Nipawin SA, Whitehorse YT

91 ft Deepest Dive: Palancar Horseshoe

92/210 Adventure Days/Duration Days: 13 weeks 1 day(s) = 0.43%

360 kms Paddled: Johnson's Crossing to Carmacks YT

5320 Total Kilometres Flown: Toronto CANADA > Cozumel MEXICO

19131 Total Kilometres Driven LOAFin: ON MB SA AB BC YT NT

LOAF rests at Midnight Dome above Dawson City YT. Yukon River below.

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 EXTREMES and SUPERLATIVES

Whitecourt AB CANADA - BEST bathroom 2016

Teslin River YT - 30 km paddle through an area of active wildfires

Dawson City YT - Helen drank the sourtoe cocktail 

Tuktoyaktuk, NT - Drove to the farthest northerly point in Canada.

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If you're still following along, watch this website's Scheduling NEXT Adventures on the right sidebar, for our on-going travel plans. 

We had a blast once again ... thanks for everyone's interest and comments. See you soon!

Wry & Crusty ...  Travel Safe!