June 15th Haines is a town on the coast on the skinny bit of Alaska coastline running beside the Yukon and BC. Here the ferries run out to islands and up to Skagway. We had a plan to stay there then ferry into Skagway the next day. The first part of the day was great. … Continue reading Tok to Haines. ..a long day and a call for help →

June 14th We headed out today on a gravel road not rea\nlly knowing what to expect. This road follows an ancient migration trail between Cantwell and Paxson. Evidence of human presence goes back 10,000 yrs. The road winds through valleys, mountain meadow, lakes and past glaciers. All different sorts of vegetation from forest to tundra. … Continue reading Denali to Tok…an ancient migration trail →

So today we headed back from the Yukon River Camp to Fairbanks and south to Denali. The road followed the top of a ridgeline but unlike NZ there were no lookout spots, such a shame because the vistas on both sides were magnificent. We passed the Skinny Dick Halfway Inn 😂 (food and some cabins) … Continue reading Denali →

12th June 2019 What a cool day. Up onto the Dalton Highway, often called the haul road from the TV program Ice Road Truckers. We had a couple of construction sections early on...here they do very long sections, a few miles at a time. Fantastic scenery, lots of gravel, a mother moose with her calf … Continue reading Fairbanks to the Arctic Circle! !! →

Sunday night in Dawson we headed to Diamond Tooth Gerties for a burlesque show. Was quite entertaining. It was very weird walking back at 11 pm in broad daylight with nothing much open and hardly anyone on the street. Next day we headed out on the Top of The World highway. .we have had varying … Continue reading Dawson city to Fairbanks. ..sun, sun and a moose. →

Left Liard Hot Springs under cloudy skies again. Our new plan was to leave early, 7 ish and stop a couple of hours up the road for breakfast. This gets us to our destination earlier in the day so we have time to chill. Friday after we left we saw 6 bears before breakfast then … Continue reading Liard to Dawson City. ..Bears, Bison and the Yukon →

Yesterday we had planned to leave around 7.30...however we didn't even wake up till then. Headed off under grey skies which before long turned to rain, followed by hail and lightning and 2 celsius. Luckily the wet bit was brief but we barely got above 7 celsius all day. Rode 620 km, saw 3 bears … Continue reading Prince George to Liard Hot Springs. ..snow, sun and flashing lights! →

Tuesday morning we got to pick the bike up...a 2012 Kawasaki Versys 1000, a dark grey with a dark metallic bronze faring and tank...nice in the sun! Many thanks to Colin from Honda Powersports Kelowna for coming in on his day off to sort it for us, and not only that..the lady who organises the … Continue reading Kelowna to Prince George….now the trip has really begun. →

The flight to Vancouver started out as possibly the bumpiest flight we ever had! At one point there was a plane wide collective gasp and oooh as we got quite a dump. Considerable rattling and even the crew were locked down. Eventually things settled and the rest was uneventful. Beautiful clear blue sky as we … Continue reading Auckland to Vancouver to Kelowna! →