Canada and Alaska
July 5, 2022 - We are flying to Halifax. Our Luis is coming by ship
July 7, 2022 – Picking up Luis at the port. In total, it took us the whole day. Of course, it goes faster if you get up earlier or just do your things without waiting for others. But it was more fun this way and we heard some exciting stories.
July 8, 2022 – Start in Halifax towards Quebec. We quickly realised that the 1,020 km cannot be done in one go. So we had an overnight stay in Fredericton. We used the time in the evening to get Luis settled in better.
And the rear light is now on the bike rack, everything according to regulations!
July 9, 2022 – Continue to Quebec, finding an available campsite took some time. Luckily there are only 3 official ones in the city.
July 11, 2022 – After the city tour in Quebec we continue to Montreal, which is only about 300km away.
July 12, 2022 – Full stop, Luis has a problem! Just arrived in Montreal and reached a workshop (https://www.landroverlaval.com/). Clutch broken, radiator leaking and a few other small problems.
July 24, 2022 – We have a temporary alternative, a Dodge Charger, and we drive and sleep in the car. It's all possible. We are currently in the Mont Tremblant National Park.
29.07.2022 – 31.7.2022 – since Luis is still not finished, we went to Toronto
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The first section was supposed to take us to Chicago. Change of plan - it goes to Montreal directly to Alaska via Ottawa, Winnipeg...New text
August 1, 2022 – we are on the way to Winnipeg (Arnprior – Antrim Truck Stop) – an unconditional recommendation
August 4, 2022 – it drives well, we roll at about 85km/h and landed in Dryden today
August 5, 2022 – Winnipeg, the first big stage is completed.
August 8, 2022 – Edmonton, across the states of Manitoba, Saskatchewan and now Alberta, about 3650 km from Montreal in just under a week, we used about 390 litres of diesel, that's not bad at all
August 9, 2022 – from Grand Prairie to Fort Nelson -on the Alaska Highway and everything around us oil business
August 13, 2022 – landed in Keno City (Mayo and Silver Trail), the journey went via Liad River Hot Springs, Watson Lake, very nice overnight stay right next to the recreation center, shower in the morning and then on to Faro, a very nice public campsite
August 18, 2022 – from Faro we went to the Dempster Highway https://www.dempsterhighway.com/ and on this to Tuktoyaktuk (16.08.2022) directly to the Artic Ocean and back again to finally reach Dawason City. A short stop in Eagle Plains (the hotel is very nice - we still stayed at the Rock River Campsite)
August 20, 2022 – 2 days of relaxation in Dawson City (arrival on August 18, 2022), small inspection and cleaning of car, clothes and person
August 23, 2022 – Fairbanks, we are from Dawson City on the "Top of the World" Highway https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Top_of_the_World_Highway across the border to Tok/Alaska (21.08.2022), drove From Tok we continued on the Alaska Highway https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Highway to Delta Junction (end of the Alaska Highway) and then (Richardson Highway - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richardson_Highway) to Fairbanks.
August 25, 2022 – Departure to Deadhorse – Dalton Highway https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dalton_Highway – Destination Prudhoe Bay, the place where Alaska produces oil – an impressive structure along the Alaska Pipeline
August 27, 2022 - Arrival Deadhorse
August 28, 2022 – Marion Lake Campground - after overnight stay at the oil workers hotel (Aurora Hotel http://theaurorahotel.net/ very pleasant, really) Departure back towards Fairbanks
August 29, 2022 – back in Fairbanks, a day off, washing and resting
August 31, 2022 – Trip to Denali National Park https://www.nps.gov/dena/index.htm, at night there was frost for the first time but we saw Denali (see pictures)
September 2, 2022 – Denali Highway exit https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denali_Highway , we make a small detour to Anchorage from the 2nd to the 3rd overnight stay on the highway and on 3.09.2022 arrival in Glennalen (Northern Nights Campground)
September 5, 2022
– Anchorage (4.09.2022) and we will stay a few days, we drove the Denali Highway to Paxson, then the Richardson Highway to Glennallen and then the Glen Highway via Palmer (visit to the Muskox Farm
https://www.muskoxfarm.org/
) to Anchorage
September 7, 2022
- Overnight stay in Soldatna on the way to Homer
September 11, 2022
– Seward, before trail to Exit Glacier
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exit-Gletscher
Whittier, overnight stay in the hotel
https://innatwhittier.com/
and on September 14th the ship goes to Valdez
September 14, 2022 - Valdez, overnight at the Valdez RV Park https://www.valdezrvpark.com/ , a real recommendation - we were the last guests for this season
September 16, 2022 - from Tok to Canada, border crossing Beaver Creek, overnight stay at Kluane Lake (Congdon Creek Campground), we have now circled the Wrangell Mountains https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wrangell_Mountains once and seen the mountains (Mount Blackburn, Mount Wrangell and Mount Sanford
September 17, 2022
– Whitehorse, from Beaver Creek through Kluane National Park, with Canada’s highest mountains (Mont Logan
September 20, 2022
– Departure from Whitehorse towards Watson Lake along the Pelly Mountains, change at Lower Post to the Cassair Highway to Jade City
September 21, 2022
– from Jade City to Iskut – detour on the Telegraph Creek Road to Glenora and back
September 22, 2022
– Drive to Stewart Highway 37A
September 23, 2002
– Drive from Stewart to Salmon Glacier and back to Stewart (short detour back to Alaska)
September 24, 2022
– Departure from Stewart towards Prince George, overnight stay at Fraser Lake (directly on the lake) before Prince George)
September 27, 2022
- Drive along Highway 16 and stop at Mount Robson (an amazing mountain) Arrival (September 26th, 2022) in Jasper (Whistlers Campground, very large but good and cheap) - Ride on the Jasper Skytrain to Whistlers Summit, before that on September 25th, 2022 overnight stay at Lasalle Lake (beautiful right on the lake)
September 28, 2022
– Arrival in Banff (Banff National Park) – departure from Jasper (Jasper National Park) in the morning – On the way (Highway 93 – Icefield Parkway) stop at the Athabascan Fall and of course at the Columbia Icefield Center and hike to the Athabascan Glacier – we drove past Mount Edith Cavell and thought of Aunt Edith
October 2, 2022
– Calgary/Okotoks – we were already in Calgary on September 29th, 2022 and took our Luis to TRS Automotive. The gearbox is broken. We drove back to Banff and enjoyed the days there. Now we are in Okotoks with Laura and Jeff
October 6, 2022
– Waterton Lakes National Park (https://www.pc.gc.ca/en/pn-np/ab/waterton) – he is still driving and we are just looking at everything.
October 10, 2022
– Procter/ Nelson, we visit Dorothea and Peter, who we met at Fraser Lake. It is as if we have known each other for years
October 14, 2022
– Calgary/ Okotoks – back with Laura and Jeff
October 17, 2022
– Vancouver/ City/ Downtown – Airbnb, we are here by plane while Luis is being repaired
October 28, 2022 – back in Okotoks/ Calgary – back with Laura and Jeff, the gearbox is here and is already being installed - hopefully things will continue soon
November 5, 2022
– Exit Okotoks towards Vancouver, drive on Highway 1 – Trans Canada Highway, over the Rocky's with lots of snow and difficult road conditions and diversions (HW 93 and 95) – but Luis drives great
November 6, 2022
– Arrival in Vancouver Island Nanaimo (ferry crossing from Horseshoe Bay) and then directly to Duncan / Mill Bay
November 9, 2022
– Departure by ferry from Victoria (British Columbia/ Canada) to Port Angeles – Seattle USA
This concludes our adventure in Canada and we begin the second part in the USA!
