Day 3 — A long, long drive
Jul
2008
I’m writing this while we drive. It’s about 7 PM, only the smallest hint of dusk remains in the western sky since we lost sight of the sun nearly two hours ago (dusk lasts much longer this far north), and the headlights are shellacked in mud, rendering them mostly useless as we follow TeamD’ers Jeff and Marvin’s taillights up the Alaska Highway. We’re a bit over an hour from our hotel in Whitehorse, and we’ve put over 600 miles and 12 hours behind us since we pulled out of New Hazleton in the dark this morning. And, so, here we are, still driving (I write slowly, and it’s closing in on 8 o’clock), with another 15 or so miles to go. The idiot light now comes on when we go uphill but goes off downhill. Oh, wait, the light now stays on constantly. Hope we make it without dragging down our own fuel can.
February 19th, 2008 at 11:44 pm
Hey fellas, great post, I loved the part about the gas light! One thing I should point out though: Our giant truck only needed refueling once in Dease Lake to make the total mileage for the day. Thank goodness for large fuel tanks!!
February 20th, 2008 at 2:14 pm
I guess this is not the time to experiment with engine off coasting, particularly when the thing will not coast down the hill!! Still 25 seems like a good number considering.
Keep up the good work guys, it is fun to read and see your adventure.