The Beaver Bush plane flew in with more barrels of fuel and picked Vikki and Hannah up. We met Bryan in Atlin and celebrated their great hunt. Then off to Whitehorse for 2 days of mega shopping. Christmas shopping was a priority, as this was our last IN TOWN til spring. It was hard to find Christmas wrap, everything was for Thanksgiving, but Bryan got everything wrapped and mailed to his 3 children and 2 grand-children.
Then we picked up miscellaneous stuff from the Drug store, Staples, Ski-doo shop etc. Then off to the grocery store. We do this last because the back of the truck gets overflowing and someone has to be out there or it will disappear. (either from thief's or Ravens). We both entered the store with two shopping carts and quickly filled them up. The Special" that the store was offering was a Turkey for every 175.00 spent. We soon had 2. I went back into the store while Bryan packed stuff into plastic tubs and boxes. I was soon out with another Turkey and supplies. Then back in......we ended up with 4 Turkey's but could have had 7. Everything was tarped and off we drove back to Atlin exhausted. We stayed that night in the Atlin Inn and had a nice time talking to TJ and Peter at the bar.
Shopping List
7 bags Flour
8 bags Cat Food
3 bags Dog Food
5 bags BR Flour
6 rolled Oats
1 Sugar (not enough)
6 Br Sugar
6 Powdered milk
3 Pancake Syrup
8 Peanut Butter
6 Mayo
4 ketchup
2 doz Kraft Dinner
25 pounds rice
20 pounds margarine
10 pounds cheddar
10 pounds mozzarella cheese
1 doz cans pineapple
5 pounds pepperoni
5 pounds baloney
5 packages Bacon
3 doz eggs ( our chickens haven't started laying yet)
10 pounds port sausages
6 cans coffee
6 cans whitener
12 cans French Vanilla Whitener
olive oil
Pickles, Olives
2 doz Carnation milk
2 doz canned mushrooms
1 doz canned peas
2 doz baked beans
2 doz creamed corn
2 doz niblets
2 doz tomato soup
4 doz Tomatoes
3 doz tomato paste
1 doz fruit cocktail
1 doz canned olives
30 pounds dried beans assorted
30 pounds almonds, pecans, walnuts, dates
Chinese food supplies
Baking supplies
Wine making supplies
Beer making supplies
Toilet paper, and paper towels
Laundry soap
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That list looks familiar! We just moved south to the Yukon after living a few years in a fly in community in Nunavut. We ordered our supplies once a year on the barge. If you forgot something you would pay and arm and probably a leg as well at the Northern Store. Or have it shipping for over $5/lb on First Air! I became a pro at figuring out how much toilet paper we needed for a year!
ReplyDeletethis is our second year and hopefully we've figured it out more accuriately. With toilet paper I find myself taking a piece off the roll and then putting half of that piece back on the window. Eight months is a LONG time. vikki
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