AK Trip--Days 8-9, March 10-11, 2007

The last two days have been fairly uneventful, activity-wise, here in Nome. But that's what vacation's about sometimes, right? Inactivity. I've been sleeping in late, since we've been up until the wee hours these past few nights. Two nights ago I was at my cousin Pat's house with Sue, Megan and Anna. We visited for a while, had dinner and wine, and watched "Man of the Year." It was much better than I thought it would be.

Yesterday we tracked the race on line, and then went to the Rotary "Mini-Mukluk Marathon." My cousin Megan and I were the first walkers (non-joggers) to finish, and we were interviewed by Dogsled.com. So far, though, they haven't posted our interview.
We are hoping today to go out on the snowmachines, maybe snag a couple of geocaches, and check out the "Nome Forest" (not really trees, as there really are none this far north).

As for the race, the latest update is that Martin is in to Koyuk in 3rd place. The front two runners, Lance Mackey and Paul Gebhardt, have strong teams, and at this point, faster teams too. However, we are holding on to hope that Martin has an ace up his sleeve, and will make time on them prior to hitting the mandatory 8 hour layover at White Mountain. We'll see! Stay tuned for more updates tomorrow or the next day. Hope all is well in California...not missing the heat!!!

Here are the Red Lantern and 1st Place walking teams....
(L to R: Aunt Bonnie, Megan Hahn, Moi, Cowboy Bob)