Today we play tourist and explore Dawson
City as well as taking part in the Dust 2 Dawson festivities. Before we headed into town, Hal was having
trouble starting his bike so Tommy lent him a hand.
Here we are on the main strip where the
biker games take place
We’ve never seen this many adventure bikes
before
Most of the buildings in Dawson look old
fashioned and new construction must follow this policy
The banquet took place at the Palace Grand
Theatre; a national historic site in Canada.
Everyone we met was super friendly and nice…
…and the food was really good too!
The biker games started shortly after the
banquet and there was no way we weren’t going to participate. The first event was the slow race. The rider who crosses the finish line last;
wins. We had some practice back in Santa
Ana, California. Questor and
MotoAdventureGal helped us take some of these pics.
The next event was the ball drop. The rider has to carry 6 tennis balls and
drop them in buckets of various sizes.
Sounds simple enough, but it’s tricky when you have to navigate your
bike all at the same time. Amanda had a
hard time figuring out where to keep the tennis balls handy so she stuffed them
in her jacket as you can see in the picture below. The rider who manages to drop the most balls
in the buckets; wins.
The third event requires riding your bike
blindfolded; a fantastic idea after drinking a few beers. The objective is to ride your bike
blindfolded in a straight line and stop at the designated marker. The rider who stops closest to the marker;
wins.
The fourth event was a slalom event. Each successful run resulted in the poles
being moved closer together. Last person
standing wins.
The fifth and final events were my
favorite. You had to pair up with
another rider and the person riding pillion had to perform a task. The fifth event involves tossing two balloons
over a stick and catching them while on a moving motorcycle. Not as easy as it sounds. The couple who can catch both balloons;
wins.
The final event requires the person riding
pillion to take a bite off of a dangling hot dog. The couple who bites off the biggest piece;
wins.
Although we didn’t win any prizes from the
events, we had a heck of a great time.
We cashed in our free drink vouchers and
hung out with some of the riders. We
didn’t get back to Walter’s place till 2:00am
A
day in Dawson.
Amongst
like-minded people.
Gold
rush town preserved.
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