Today we drove to Wasilla to see Dream a Dream Dog Kennels where Nancy and her dogs have been training. It was a beautiful day - sunny, bright and everything had a thick cover of white snow. It was truly a winter wonderland! We had a tour of the facilities and the highlight was the dogsled ride. The dogs were so excited as they were hooked up to the sled! They definately love to run. It was a joy to watch them.
Tomorrow we will be in downtown Anchorage for the Ceremonial Start of the 37th Iditarod. Nancy will have an Iditorider with her. (That is someone who pays for the right to ride with Nancy for the 11 mile run.) Stacy and Idette will be dog handlers, while Diane and I are still trying to decide if we want to help with that or be photographers. The race begins at 10:00 and dog teams leave every 2 minutes. Nancy will leave at 10:04 since she drew #3. After everyone finishes the 11 mile run, they pack up and head to Willow for the "real start" of the 1140 mile race on Sunday. We will be packing up and heading to Willow also.
I hope that you are enjoying reading about our adventure in Alaska. We are having a once in a lifetime experience! Thanks for your support.
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Happy belated birthday to Dianne and Stacy!
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Happy birthday Dianne and Stacy!
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ReplyDeleteYou guys are awesome! I haven't seen you so bundled up (do you have to peel off all those layers when you have a hotflash?) since our snowmobiling days when we were young girls...wasn't that just a few years ago? Thanks for taking the time to blog - love the pics - and share your story with us! ROCK ON! I mean FORWARD HO, MUSH or whatever the Iditorod lingo is there....
Love from your lil' sis,
Lori