09.-10.03. - Whitehorse

Long Time no post! On 09.03. we successfully made it from Vancouver to Whitehorse. The flight was almost on time and with noticeable turbulence (probably due to the smaller aircraft type), but otherwise quite smooth. We were warmly welcomed by Kim, our Airbnb mom, in Whitehorse. She even painted a sign so that we could recognize her right away. The airport in Whitehorse is quite small, there is only one baggage carousel, and our flight was probably the last one to arrive that evening. According to the locals, the winter in Whitehorse is very mild. We had a pleasant -20 °C with a snow depth of about one meter. Kim showed us our room for the night and we went to bed.

The next morning started with a very nice breakfast in Kim's kitchen (even though it was not actually included in the price). After that, we chatted a bit and Kim drove us into town shortly before noon. She also showed us the best spots and then dropped us off at the Visitors Centre. Here we could pick up some flyers and watch a 15-minute film about the history of the Indigenous People and the nature here. After that, we visited the MacBride Museum, which surprisingly only cost $8 admission per person. Here we learned a lot about the history of Canada and the Yukon, as well as the still living Indigenous people. Then we hiked on the Millennium Trail, which leads 5 km around the Yukon River flowing here. The Yukon River is not completely frozen this year, which is unusual. But where there is ice, it is at least thick enough to walk on. After that, we tried, by the way on Friday afternoon around 4:30 pm, to get a place in a bar (The Woodcutters Blanket), but without success. We moved on to The Dirty Northern, where there are also 10-15 beers 'on tap'. Almost like at home! We had some drinks and had dinner around 6:30 pm, and then stayed a bit longer. More or less by chance, we met Max, a German (Bavarian) guy, who will be 60 next year and has been living here for over 30 years. At the end of the evening, he suggests that we emigrate to Canada and offers us the opportunity to build and live on his 100,000 m² property (which he bought a few years ago for a whopping $16,000).