51 - Tuktoyaktuk
Tuktoyaktuk (Tuck-toy-uck-tuck)
or just Tuk
on Google Maps:
The Tuk road was better than what we had experienced on the lower Dempster. We were actually able to regularly do 40 to 50 mph. There were some parts they were still working on and parts that hadn't dried out from all of the recent rain though.
We arrived into Tuk and drove through the small Hamlet (they call themselves the Hamlet of Tuktoyaktuk) and on out to The Point, a spit of land reaching into the Arctic Ocean. They have set up campsites with picnic tables and wood burning grills, right on the water. No charge for overnight! I'm sure they'll be charging soon though, once they really get up and running for tourists. They have a public toilet, but that's about it for now. I'm sure that's changing too. They have a little visitor's booth set up at The Point, staffed by 2 lovely girls that were eager to help and eager to share their town and culture with us visitors.
"Grandma's Kitchen" was recommended as an inexpensive (relatively) place to eat and Shania at the visitor's center suggested we ask if they have any Muktuk (whale blubber). No one sells it there, but we were hoping to get lucky and get a little taste. We found Grandma's and we were lucky enough to try the Muktuk. Interesting flavor, we had it with a little salt. Rubbery texture, a little fishy, not bad. Their cheeseburgers were very good! Great little spot, right on their own gravel beach on the Arctic Ocean.
Everyone in Tuk was so friendly and delighted to share and show off their town with all of the tourists. I'm glad we were there before they became jaded by all of the tourists and sick of them.
We stayed one night but would have stayed much, much longer if we had the time. We need to get back to Florida and it's a very long drive back.
The next day we stopped into the local Tuk grocery, just to look around. By the way, if you're looking for Beluga Burgers, he's got his tent set up in the grocery parking lot.
We reluctantly got back on the road and headed south and back to Inuvik
or just Tuk
on Google Maps:
We saw this sign out by the town welcome sign. Unfortunately, he was closed when we went by there.
Grandma's restaurant
The "Muktuk" or whale blubber, Beluga whale
Our site on "The Point", Arctic Ocean in the background.
Very nice local man, clearing his fish nets. Herring. He gave me a chunk of roe to eat, not bad tasting!
The end of the Trans-Canada Trail
Grocery store in Tuk
We arrived into Tuk and drove through the small Hamlet (they call themselves the Hamlet of Tuktoyaktuk) and on out to The Point, a spit of land reaching into the Arctic Ocean. They have set up campsites with picnic tables and wood burning grills, right on the water. No charge for overnight! I'm sure they'll be charging soon though, once they really get up and running for tourists. They have a public toilet, but that's about it for now. I'm sure that's changing too. They have a little visitor's booth set up at The Point, staffed by 2 lovely girls that were eager to help and eager to share their town and culture with us visitors.
"Grandma's Kitchen" was recommended as an inexpensive (relatively) place to eat and Shania at the visitor's center suggested we ask if they have any Muktuk (whale blubber). No one sells it there, but we were hoping to get lucky and get a little taste. We found Grandma's and we were lucky enough to try the Muktuk. Interesting flavor, we had it with a little salt. Rubbery texture, a little fishy, not bad. Their cheeseburgers were very good! Great little spot, right on their own gravel beach on the Arctic Ocean.
Everyone in Tuk was so friendly and delighted to share and show off their town with all of the tourists. I'm glad we were there before they became jaded by all of the tourists and sick of them.
We stayed one night but would have stayed much, much longer if we had the time. We need to get back to Florida and it's a very long drive back.
The next day we stopped into the local Tuk grocery, just to look around. By the way, if you're looking for Beluga Burgers, he's got his tent set up in the grocery parking lot.
We reluctantly got back on the road and headed south and back to Inuvik
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