Saturday 6 March saw the start of the 1054 mile Iditarod race from Anchorage to Nome and all the mushers went past the end of our road on the way to the first checkpoint. This is Newton Marshall from Jamaica who is the first West Indian musher ever to enter the race. As he went past, he greeted the crowds with 'yea, mon!' and gave us a laugh and a wave.
This is Lance Mackey, who is almost certain to win the 2010 race. His dogs are in the paper every day and are looking very strong. He started with 14 and is now down to 11. The dogs that gave up on the way are checked out by vets and transported back to base by volunteers so they are well looked after.
Here is another shot on the Yukon River of another musher and his team. Pretty bleak!
Alan & Sylvia
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