We are having so far a very mild winter and only one night of -20 C which is fine with me. There is lots of snow and thhe weather is good for skiing. A little to warm and to much snow cover to be making good ice yet. I don't drive the winter road and it really has little effect on me. The ferry is still crossing the Mackenzie River at Ft. Providence so we have we still have groceries etc; coming in by truck and life is good. Mild winters are easy on fuel which I like as it is cheaper than cold winters and helps reduce my carbon foot print.

Tomorrow if the winds remain steady I will reach Capetown South Africa in the Clipper around the World race finishing leg 3 of 15. This will mean that I will be down to three boats instead of four which will be a little nice. I am sailing two global races and one dash across the Atlantic, in this short race I have both a multi-hull and a monohull. This race we hope to complete in less than 15 days , the Jules Verne is a record attempt instead of a race and all enteries are trying to circumnavigate in less than 50 days. The Clipper is a 15 leg race that is very different than any other. In the Clipper the boats are owned by a company and each boat has a professional skipper. The crews are made up of people that have paid to race and usually have never sailed before. Many sign on for the whole race and some just for one or two legs. They are getting really good results and at the end of it there will be 450 people that have an entirely different way of thinking.

The virtual walk across Canada is going well. Today I tried a new pair of walking poles that I bought yesterday at the Salvation Army thrift  shop. This is one of my favorite places to shop. I am amazed at the brand new stuff that ends up in this store. Yellowknifes city dump is also a treasure chest at times. We  have found brand new bathtubs with the fittings and countless new things that are worth lots. Contractors over order and send it to the dump which is cheaper than storage to you need one I guess

Remembrance day begins in just a few minutes and I will spend part of my day at the services and visiting at my branch of the Royal Canadian Legion Vincent Massey branch#164, this is my 27th year as a member. I can pay my dues for the past year and next year as well.