Good news:
Northern Canada is still lovely and, in general, its residents congenial. Yellowknife residents are surprised to have tourist-visitors who aren't there to fish.
Fishing is a big deal. Great Slave and the hundreds of other lakes offer a bounty of fish, including the popular lake trout and grayling.
We lunched at the legendary Wildcat Cafe and breakfasted at the popular hole-in-the-wallish Gold Rush Bistro.
We were in town for National Indigenous People Day... Many businesses were closed and traffic was light.
We also spent a couple hours at their wonderful Prince of Wales Heritage Center. Fascinating look at the history and culture: indigenous, Metis, miners, trappers, Mounties.
Got a lesson in economics from the cashier at Circle K. Janitors at the mines "up north" work 2 weeks on, 2 off and earn 80,000 to 90,000 per year. The cashier doesn't want that life but says he can afford a nice $1500 per month 1-bedroom apartment on what he earns at the convenience store..
Lots of Wood Buffalo beside the highway today. Inattention can lead to serious health issues.
Bad news: Skip's mom is having a 'surprise' brain procedure tomorrow so we're hurrying back to Texas. From tonight's pause, our route will take us through Montana and Wyoming -- we'll avoid the heat of the midwest. Even spending long days on the bike, we're 4 or 5 days from. home -- hurrying and fast are not synonymous.
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