[names have been changed to protect the guilty and innocent]
WEEK THREE: The Watson Lake junkyard
Monday (day 15)
Cost estimated at $1800 to $2000 to fix van. Will take 3-4 days.
We go to library, take nap, play more pitch.
________ calls - they're coming back to get us (?).
We eat kidney beans with honey & mustard.
Tuesday (day 16)
More Watson Lake...
Wake up late. Steal 5-Alive from gas station.
We finally play bridge. Visited the "signs" park down the road by people on Al-Can.
We eat split pea & ham soup and play more bridge. Raining! Tent gets wet.
_________ steals tobacco from gas station.
We have to get the hell out of here...
Wednesday (day 17)
More Watson Lake...
We finally play bridge. Visited the "signs" park down the road by people on Al-Can.
We eat split pea & ham soup and play more bridge. Raining! Tent gets wet.
_________ steals tobacco from gas station.
We have to get the hell out of here...
Wednesday (day 17)
More Watson Lake...
Wake up earlier today. We haven't showered in a while.
________ and I jump in the filthy muddy lake. Bugs everywhere.
________ and _______ call. Plan is to meet them in Whitehorse.
I tried to steal fries from someone's plate at the diner. We played a lot of bridge. Stole license plates.
Thursday (day 18)
We may leave today!!! The drive shaft needs to be fixed too.
We didn't leave today. More bridge in tent.
I called _______ and my Mom at home. I got a 3.4 for the semester!
We're leaving tomorrow!!! We eat mac & cheese. Our fifth night in the junkyard.
Friday (day 19)
We are leaving soon.
We took down the tent and cleaned up the area this morning.
After many hassles (flames coming from exhaust pipe, lady tells us story about car exploding, other problems...) we finally left Watson Lake.
After a couple of hours, the drive shaft falls off going 60 on the Al-Can.
We end up in Swift River, and meet some really nice guys. We need a U-joint for the van, which is being shipped in from Whitehorse. We set up our tent in front of the gas station.
Saturday (day 20)
Shower!
4:00 - our part should come in.
The wrong part comes in... but we still make it back on the road!
We're now in Whitehorse with _______, _________, and _________.
_________ just got his haircut.
I feel much better.
Sunday (day 21)
We have to jump the van twice before we leave Whitehorse.
No hassles at the border.
________ and _______ call. Plan is to meet them in Whitehorse.
I tried to steal fries from someone's plate at the diner. We played a lot of bridge. Stole license plates.
Thursday (day 18)
We may leave today!!! The drive shaft needs to be fixed too.
We didn't leave today. More bridge in tent.
I called _______ and my Mom at home. I got a 3.4 for the semester!
We're leaving tomorrow!!! We eat mac & cheese. Our fifth night in the junkyard.
Friday (day 19)
We are leaving soon.
We took down the tent and cleaned up the area this morning.
After many hassles (flames coming from exhaust pipe, lady tells us story about car exploding, other problems...) we finally left Watson Lake.
After a couple of hours, the drive shaft falls off going 60 on the Al-Can.
We end up in Swift River, and meet some really nice guys. We need a U-joint for the van, which is being shipped in from Whitehorse. We set up our tent in front of the gas station.
Saturday (day 20)
Shower!
4:00 - our part should come in.
The wrong part comes in... but we still make it back on the road!
We're now in Whitehorse with _______, _________, and _________.
_________ just got his haircut.
I feel much better.
Sunday (day 21)
We have to jump the van twice before we leave Whitehorse.
No hassles at the border.
We camp only 300 miles from Anchorage. Eagle Lake/River?
I drank a bottle of Robitussin that was in the van. NUTS! Listened to AC/DC on headphones and played bridge in the tent. "The Larvas!"
week four: arrival at the cannery
I drank a bottle of Robitussin that was in the van. NUTS! Listened to AC/DC on headphones and played bridge in the tent. "The Larvas!"
week four: arrival at the cannery
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