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?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The reason for checking it now is that we\u2019re planning to drive the Dempster highway, all the way to the Arctic ocean. It\u2019s a 740km I unpaved one way road, with sharp shale in places that are renowned for causing flat tyres. It\u2019s also very remote, with no cell coverage except for 3 towns on the way up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It\u2019s recommended to have two spare tyres, so we\u2019re 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We started driving towards Fairbanks, the last major town on our route, but realised it was Sunday and tyre shops wouldn\u2019t 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It was super hot today. It was 26 degrees and we were parked in full sun. It\u2019s unusual for Alaska to be so hot. Up until now it\u2019s been mostly cold.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There are also a few fires burning about the place, so plans could change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Another long day and another late sunset. I love it!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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, … Continue reading