It rained on and off this morning. It has gone from 83 degrees to 47 and cold. Mike worked on taping up Tramper, and I worked on doing more laundry. The back of the truck was also rearranged so we can bag clothes and things and put them there for the travel down the Dempster.

We will go to Dawson City and then to Whitehorse, where we will choose our routing through BC to a border crossing back into the US.

We ate a really good fish and chips meal for lunch finally at the MacKenzie Hotel. We really have not been eating well since July 20 the best we can tell and certainly not since arriving in Inuvik. Food options here are not good for the most part. Yes. This meal is all fried (except for the coleslaw), but we needed food for the body and the spirit. This definitely did the trick.

Thanks so much to our Inuvik friend, Paul, for telling us the fish and chips were good, and that they were open on Sunday. You were right!

We had been having a hard time telling when they were actually open, and when I saw $23 for a BLT sandwich, I kinda shut down. Sometimes, it’s about more than just the money, though. And this was one of those times!

The picture below is specifically for Paul. It’s hard to tell that I am smiling all over because I have food in my mouth, but trust me. I’m happy here. I think I even did the food wiggle once or twice.

For those who may not know what the food wiggle is, my son wiggles in his chair when he is happy with the food that is placed before him because he knows it is going to be good. I believe I do the same thing sometimes. I sure did today!

After eating, it was time to fuel up, bag up some things in Tramper, and tape her up outside, including the entry door. There is silicone under the tape there, too, which will hopefully give some added “oomph” where we think most of the dirt entered on the trip up the Dempster Highway. Mike had already added some more sealant in critical spots today as well.

She’s not pretty, but hopefully, this will keep so much dirt from entering on the return down the Dempster. Feel free to do a dust and dirt dance for us and say a prayer or two at this point if you would like! For real.

We are planning to head out of here tomorrow. We will go get Tramper, tape up the doors, and hopefully get to say goodbye to Tucker (oh yeah, Paul too)! LOL. Couldn’t resist, Paul!