I love the experience of solo traveling, what it offers me and how much I get to learn, but I often miss the experience of meeting other travellers. I was planning an episode of Arctic Grayling fishing, but the evening before hitting the water I saw an old school camper van pull into the campground. This late in the season, it is not common to see other traveler in such a remote spot, and on top of that, they were foreign. I was delighted to see them traveling remote, and even more delighted to see them just out right away and start fishing in the river.
Naturally, I offered them to come for a day of fishing on the river if they could wait until morning, and they happily accepted. Adam and Bianca are both from Australia, and are enjoying two years of traveling and working around Canada. Canada is becoming more popular as a travel destination, but meeting folks that far away from the closest town is very uncommon, so I knew right away they were folks I wanted to meet.
We headed out for our day on the water, and it didn't take long to start getting into fish. They were both in pursuit of their first Arctic Grayling, one of several bucket list fish for their time here, and it didn't take them long. In fact, by the time we left our first stop, we had all gotten into a couple. I can imagine their excitement, but for me it was priceless just to watch them fish and catch. I wish I could offer such an experience to every traveler, but I will always remember this trip.
We spent the day fishing and the evening sharing stories, but the following day it was time for us all to continue our travels. For me, that meant the final stretch to Yukon, where I can finally place a DA sticker along side all the others I have admired each year.
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