旅遊日期:2019年9月24-26日
9月份的黃刀鎮屬於秋天季節,沒有下雪,湖也沒有結冰,不能玩冰上活動,但就可以在新、舊城區裡隨處散步,不過真的只有散步和閒逛,因為黃刀鎮沒有甚麼商店好逛。
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最便宜的 Canada Goose 零售店 – Weaver & Devore Trading
其實未去黃刀鎮前,我是不完全認識 Canada Goose 這個品牌,曾經聽過同事說她在加拿大旅行時買了一件 Canada Goose 羽絨外套,另一位同事就嘩然地說這個品牌賣五六千港幣一件外套,然後買主說她的不是普通款,所以更貴,我當時完全不知道他們在說甚麼,只是滿腦子疑問為甚麼要買一件那麼貴的羽絨。
在搜尋黃刀鎮的旅遊資料時,看到 Canada Goose 店是必到景點之一,然後才慢慢開始認識這個品牌的羽絨有多厲害。
我不知道其他地方的 Canada Goose 到底賣多少錢啦,但據說黃刀鎮的 Weaver & Devore Trading 店裡賣的 Canada Goose 是全世界最便宜的,反正來到黃刀鎮,那就順道一看究竟。Weaver & Devore Trading 位於舊城區,就在知名餐廳 Bullock’s Bistro 對面,它的外表是一間毫不起眼的雜貨店。
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進店一看,地下的一層是小型超級市場。
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走上一樓,第一眼看到的是一堆雜貨。
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而 Canada Goose 就放在一樓裡最最最裡面的角落。
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到底 Canada Goose 有甚麼特別呢?查看羽絨外套上的說明牌,看到有些外套可以抵禦零下40°C,這一刻我覺得真的很厲害呢!不過我還是沒興趣到這麼冷的地方……
這裡的羽絨外套款式我覺得都很普通,普通到完全沒有興趣購買,唯一一件比較好看的是下圖這件:
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這件比較好看的羽絨賣 CAD895,即是港幣四五千元!!雖然它可以抵禦零下20°C,但如果不是每年都要到冰天雪地的外國玩,我覺得真的很不划算。
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飛行員紀念碑 (Bush Pilots Monument)
在舊城區裡的 Bush Pilots Monument 是黃刀鎮的最高點,下圖裡的小山丘就是這個最高點,很矮吧?!
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走上Bush Pilots Monument 觀景台,可以看到黃刀鎮的新、舊城區。
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在舊城區的大奴湖 (Great Slave Lake)上,可以看到湖中有些水上屋,有些離岸邊較遠的水上屋,需要搭水上飛機才可以到達,感覺好奢侈啊。
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在 Bush Pilots Monument 上,黃昏可以看日落,晚上更是賞極光的地方之一。
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Rotary Centennial Park 湖畔公園
Rotary Centennial Park 是黃刀鎮內觀賞極光的好地方之一,白天天氣好的話,在公園的湖邊散步或野餐應該蠻舒服的,只可惜我在黃刀鎮白天的時候天氣都非常一般,沒甚麼機會看到太陽。
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驅使我到 Rotary Centennial Park,除了因為我在黃刀鎮已逛無可逛外,主要原因是我想看看 Dettah Ice Road 是長甚麼樣子。黃刀鎮的地圖上可以看到一條很長很長的路,連接著 Yellowknife 和 Detah,在 Google Map 上放大看,這條 Dettah Ice Road 在3至12月期間是封閉的。
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純粹出於好奇,走到 Rotary Centennial Park 旁邊看看這條 Ice Road 在封閉的時候是怎樣的呢?原來就是這樣在湖邊擺上 Road Closed 的欄杆,而旁邊則有一個禁止大型車輸駛入 Ice Road 的告示牌。
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Frankline Avenue
Frankline Avenue 貫穿黃刀鎮的新、舊城區,由舊城區步行到新城區大約需要20分鐘,由舊城區走到新城區,Frankline Avenue 上主要以民居為主,中間就只有 Gallery of the Midnight Sun 這一間賣紀念品的店。
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新城區裡的 YK Centre 外有顯示當時溫度,但我覺得並不準確,香港濕冷的7°C我也不會覺得很冷,但在黃刀鎮我卻冷死,所以我覺得實際溫度比顯示的要低上幾度。
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這種追光團的旅遊巴外型很可愛。
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Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre
位於新城區的 Northern Heritage Centre 是黃刀鎮的歷史博物館,免費入場。
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我比較有深刻印象的展覽是最初加拿大政府派員到 Northwest Territories (NWT) 做警察時,當地的原住民如何協助這些外地來的警察在 NWT 的極寒天氣下生活。
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市政中心 (City of Yellowknife)
市政中心是黃刀鎮的必到景點之一,因為 Tourist Information Centre 就設在市政中心裡面。
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到底為甚麼一定要到遊客中心呢?因為來這裡可以獲得一張踏足北緯60°的證明書以及極具黃刀鎮特色的黃色小刀紀念襟章。只要在證書上寫上自己的名字,中心職員便會為你簽名及蓋日期印。
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黃色小刀襟章別在的卡是明信片來的,貼上郵票便可以寄回家,不過寄之前記住要拿走襟章啊,否則很大機會會在寄送途中丟失。
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市政中心外面的斑馬線畫成彩虹,很特別。
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在市政中心後面有個 United in Celebration 的雕像,這裡也是觀賞極光的好地方之一。
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