Today we embarked on the final northbound leg of our trip – the new road up to the Hamlet of Tuktoyktuk. The weather has been dry for several days, so the road was in very good shape. There were still a few long stretches of soft gravel and a construction zone for the last 20km or so before town. We could tell that the road would get pretty sloppy if it was wet.
As you come into town, you get to their brand new sign.
One thing you can’t see in the pictures are all the mosquitos. They were big and everywhere. It was a bit windy which helped.
Here is a 360 view at the Tuk sign.
Next, we drove to the end of the road to see if we could find Tundra’s family. Alas, they were not around, so I guess we’ll have to permanently adopt her.
Selfie at the sign.
Jeep at the sign.
Arctic Ocean 360
Had to dip our toes in the Arctic Ocean!
While we were on the beach, a couple of locals just finished up filleting their “fish” on the beach… It was a beluga whale. They leave the fillets covered on the beach and any of the townspeople can come grab a piece.
Here is a close up of a filet… Nothing for scale in the picture, but it is probably eight inches thick.
Then it was back down to Inuvik and or hotel room. I realized that I did not post a picture yesterday, so here it is.
No watch picture today, it is the same as yesterday.
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