Today I gave Mike the task of checking our spare tyre and making sure all the jack and tyre components are there and working. We should have done this when we first bought the van, but better late than never, right?

The reason for checking it now is that we’re planning to drive the Dempster highway, all the way to the Arctic ocean. It’s a 740km I unpaved one way road, with sharp shale in places that are renowned for causing flat tyres. It’s also very remote, with no cell coverage except for 3 towns on the way up.

It’s recommended to have two spare tyres, so we’re looking into that. When Mike checked our current spare, it was flat, and had slight cracks at the sides. We figure we should get a new one.

We started driving towards Fairbanks, the last major town on our route, but realised it was Sunday and tyre shops wouldn’t be open. So we backtracked to our wonderful lake campsite and spent the day finishing a movie ready for upload when I find some internet.

It was super hot today. It was 26 degrees and we were parked in full sun. It’s unusual for Alaska to be so hot. Up until now it’s been mostly cold.

There are also a few fires burning about the place, so plans could change.

Another long day and another late sunset. I love it!