Good Day, Y'alls -
Tim is just about to Kaltag and still running with the same gang - safety in numbers - and it looks like Jen Seavey splintered off from the pack and is making a run for the coast - go Jen! I imagine Tim and the rest of the crew rifled through the drop bags left behind at Eagle Island for food and supplies, as nobody thought they'd be on the Yukon this long. They will have fresh supplies once they get to Kaltag, but unless the weather turns they'll have to take previous mushers' dregs to stock up for the next leg, too. What an adventure!
Colleen flew back up Wednesday, and our original plan was to fly to Nome Wednesday and greet Tim Thursday under the burled arch.....but we changed our flights to Saturday, ate lunch at a delicious Korean restaurant instead of peanuts on the plane and now hope we can cut our umbilical cord to the computer and visit some local kennels or watch Belugas in the Cook Inlet. I guess if Tim's been on the Yukon for days in a ground blizzard we can be brave and abandon our hotel room for an afternoon.
Go for it Mary- I'll bet you have a blast! We'd all love to hear about that too and see photos!
ReplyDeleteI've been following the Alaskan weather, needless to say, I will never complain about what we get here in the U.P. again. Hang in there Tim, the finish line is just around the corner... we'll a couple of corners.
ReplyDeleteHey, think of it this way: Only 37 mushers in the WHOLE HISTORY of the IDITAROD have won the Red Lantern. Tim could be #38!! WOWEE! Finishing, no matter the standing, is an amazing accomplishment! Go Tim...we're rooting for yoo-per power!
ReplyDeleteI hope Tim saved that scotch for the end of this race. He's going to need it. Way to hang in there buddy!
ReplyDeleteMary, I left a message on your cell phone, need to get in contact with you before you leave for Nome.
ReplyDeleteHelen
we're rooting for tim. be nice to see the red lantern hanging on your eaves.
ReplyDeleteHiya Mary,
ReplyDeleteHolding the fort at Bayshore. We haven't burned the place down yet. Tell Tim he isn't allowed to scratch unless he has fleas.
Cheri
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOps! Miscounted the Roman numerals in the Iditarod! This IS the 37th running, so unless Hunt 'n Peck run in tandem and tie for the Red Lantern, it will be the 37th such award ever.
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