We're in Nome...arrived yesterday at 11 AM with a rather harrowing (in my opinion) touchdown at the Nome Airport. The wind was bad enough that the pilot had to speed up to land, which caused the wings to dip a bit while landing. The touchdown was loud (and I had earplugs on!?), and hard, and then the pilot slammed on the brakes hard to slow up the plane. That got the adrenalin flowing!
Anyway, yesterday was the typical "settling in" day. We went to lunch at the new Airport Cafe, which is quite nice by Nome standards. We had a veggie pizza, and I was pleasantly surprised to find that they had Glacier Brewing's IPA (as mentioned in previous blogs). Even though it cost $6.00 a pint, I wasn't buying, so I figured I would have one. When in Nome, right? (insert high hat sound here).
Yesterday evening we went to a concert given by "The Last Frontier," a bluegrass band made up of 30-something Alaskan natives. They'll be here in Nome as long as we will for the festivities, and I hope I get a chance to see them again. They rocked, in a swampy, cold, icy, Alaskan kind of way. They started off with three of the members, as one of them had yet to arrive on the evening flight. They started with stand up bass, guitar, and mandolin, and mixed in some banjo along the way. Really technically proficient instrumentalists, and only a few weak vocal moments along the way.
We watched the start of the Nome-Golovin snowmachine race this AM, and now we're back at Auntie Bonnie's for some lunch.
On to the race...we have a close one! Jeff King left Eagle Island five minutes ahead of Martin, who had about an hour and a half lead going into Eagle. Jeff left with less rest, but we'll see if that makes any difference in the upcoming stretch. They're still on the Yukon, which has its challenges, so we'll be keeping a close eye on the progress.
Oh yes, moving backwards a bit, the last day in Homer was spent buying some more furnishings and such for Dad's cabin. We finished up the day by watching Lost, putting in some towel bars in the bathroom, putting handles on the cabinets, and buying two more pieces of furniture (a comfy padded video rocker and a dresser).
More soon....
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