This evening at the Nome Convention Centre, the Iditarod celebrated amazing dogs and their humans at the Finish Banquet and Prizegiving. First, we all enjoyed a prime rib dinner and famous chocolate dipped strawberries by the Lakefront Hotel and served by an army of volunteers. During the evening we were … Read More
Saturday in Nome during Iditarod week means “Meet the Mushers”. It is always one of the most popular events on the calendar with thousands of people showing up to get a signature, selfie and handshake from their favourite mushers. Here’s a few snaps from today. The dogs are now home … Read More
Today’s mission was to get all the dogs back to Anchorage. We set 5am alarms (and 5:10 and again at 5:20) to get down to the dog yard to give them breakfast, pack up all the gear in the sled for shipping and transport all the kennels and dogs the … Read More
Feeling: relaxed. Thursday in Nome was pretty slow paced. After the first full night of sleep for everyone we woke refreshed. During the day we spent time in the dog yard, wandered around town and got coffee then Aliy had an interview with Greg Heister of the Insider. A few … Read More
It’s 11.30pm. Feeling: content. They’re home. Aliy, Mismo, Spark, Dutch, Bruno, Decaf, Five, Jefe, Nomex, QT, Rodney and Violet crossed the finish line at 5:26pm in 4th place to cheers, chants and admiration. Here’s a few pics I captured the siren – so exciting to hear that after all these … Read More
it’s 2pm. Feeling: So unbelievably proud I could burst. I might yet. Aliy and all 11 team mates are through Safety and are headed this way. Run like the wind! We can’t wait to see you! Was it just me or did you all hit the refresh button 10,000 times … Read More
It’s 4.45am. Feeling: Beyond excited to see the team soon but always a bit wary of the ‘Blowhole’. Aliy, Mismo, Spark, Dutch, Bruno, Decaf, Five, Jefe, Nomex, QT, Rodney and Violet left White Mountain right on time at 3:47am. They have one more run before they are home to Nome … Read More
Sincere thanks again to all our Dog Fan Club members. We love you! Aliy and the team arriving in White Mountain has triggered another random draw. Today’s draw is for some signed 2019 Iditarod posters – we are giving four away. Congratulations to Shane Samsa who is a fan of … Read More
It’s 8pm Feeling: Recharged now they are in White Mountain! Aliy and team arrived into White Mountain at 7:47pm. The earliest they can leave is 3:47am. Can I nap now? We found a White Mountain webcam (thanks Padee) and caught a fleeting glance at the team arriving.
It’s 5:30pm. Feeling: thankful for good wifi! At the time of writing Aliy and team are just 15 miles from White Mountain. Keep an eye on the Insider live feed in case it is up and working for their arrival. I can’t even imagine how many times I have hit … Read More
