Where we find the road less travelled becomes the journey,

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  • Days upon Days…

    Yes, that’s me losing track of the days. We’re so grateful to be taking this time to slowly reintegrate ourselves back into the reality of day-to-day life. We’ve taken slow days and extra night stays in lovely places we’ve found along the way. We still have a few days to go. I was hopeful the… Read more

  • Days 29,30,31 and 32

    Days 29 and 30 – For the first time on this trip, we spent a couple of nights in the same place. Not just any place, though. We stayed here on our way up north and really liked the spot on the Upper Laird River that Eric found on iOverlander. The sun was bright, and… Read more

  • Days 26, 27 & 28 – Making our way south.

    When we woke on day 26th, the mountain peaks told us we were starting to flirt with colder weather. Waking up to 3° will only work for me if it’s sunny. It wasn’t sunny. It was low cloud and rain. So we decided to head south toward Whitehorse. It’s certainly a different look to the… Read more

  • Days 24 & 25 – Yukon – Larger than life

    The slogan for the Yukon is “Larger Than Life” – and it’s true. We are in LOVE with the Yukon. Not the kind of love that says, “pack your things, we’re moving!” Eric and I have both lived in places where the average winter temperature is in the negative double digits, and summer has mosquitoes… Read more

  • Days 22 & 23 – turnover post-Dempster

    The boring stuff. We’ve been busy the past few days – more driving than normal in a day, and a big turnover of the van since we arrived in Dawson City. We had a list of things to do, so it was more business than pleasure. Except for the views along the way – never-ending.… Read more

  • Day 22 – Reflecting – the road to Tuk.

    Driving the Dempster Highway to Tuktoyaktuk and back was one of those trips that felt much bigger than the kilometres we travelled. From the start of the Dempster near Dawson City to Inuvik is about 740 km, and then it is another 145 km north on the Inuvik -Tuktoyaktuk Highway to reach the Arctic Ocean.… Read more

  • Day 21 – No Mud, No Lotus. Dempster South

    Today started a little… Arduous. It had rained most of the night, and you know what that means – less-than-desirable road conditions and much slower travel. We slept in the mountains last night, so we weren’t sure if we were in the clouds or the fog. We had such an amazing travel day yesterday; it… Read more

  • Day 20 – South on the Dempster

    It rained most of the night. So things were wet and chilly this morning. We didn’t linger too long before heading on the road. That will certainly add another layer of mud to the cabin. We got some fuel, and we were on our way.I checked the FB page, and sure enough, some snow had… Read more

  • Day 19 – We slept on the coast of the Arctic Ocean!

    We were exhausted last night. My cheeks hurt from smiling. This has truly been an epic adventure to Tuk. We finally went to sleep just after midnight. We always sleep so well in the cabin, but I was awake early. The sun set on Eric’s side of the cabin, so I peeked out my window… Read more

  • Day 18 – The Inuvik-Tuktoyaktuk Highway (ITH)

    Buckle up – this is a long one. September 1st, 2026 This morning we embarked on the last leg to reach Tuktoyaktuk. We left Inuvik at around 11:00am to head straight north… in a roundabout way. The Inuvik-Tuktoyaktuk Highway opened November 15, 2017. It is the first and only public all-weather highway in Canada that… Read more