Jim fixed us pancakes and I fried bacon for us this morning. Jim makes good pancakes! We got on the computer some more while we had wifi. We went to tour the SS Klondike II. The 210 foot long SS Klondike was built in 1929, her cargo capacity was a 50 percent increase over other boats on the Yukon River. It was the first sternwheeler to handle cargo in excess of 300 tons without having to push a barge in front of it. It ran aground in 1936 and was immediately replaced by a carbon copy, the SS Klondike II. The SS Klondike II could make a run downstream from Whitehorse to Dawson City in 36 hours with one or two stops for wood. It had cabins for 1st class passengers and the second class passengers would bunk in the cargo hold. In August of 1955 she made her last trip. This was a beautiful paddle wheeler, we had a very interesting tour. Jim, Duke, Beverlee and I went to the Yukon Brewery tour then we came back and did some laundry. I called Elton after he left mom (I also called this morning) and he said her heart rate was now OK, her urinary tract infection was almost 100% better, her breathing was about 90% (she is almost off off oxygen) and they have moved her to IMU (Intermediate Unit) now. Therapy was there this morning to get her up so she could start building some strength. Allen will go stay with her tomorrow.
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