Getting ready for the big event!!

Went downtown for the blanket toss and had to take a picture of the view

Randy being part of the blanket toss

Got them pretty high!! So much fun - both of us spent at least 15 minutes helping to toss~!!!

Vies coming back from Kincaid Park where we went today hoping to see some moose

the view from the deck at the banquet/event hall we went to for the Iditarod banquet where they draw the start numbers for leaving in the ceremonial start tomorrow  - at the table we sat at there was Samantha LaLonde and her family who is a  rookie competitor this year

We saw Martin Buser immediately and Randy went to talk to him - reminded him of 1998 when he was Radny's best man when we got married under the burled arch in Nome

this is the story about Jessie- we were in Fairbanks at the Musher's hall in the parking lot and Randy noticed this guy wearing just a windbreaker taking care of dogs - so he asked him if he would like a full carport Randy had for working on the truck over whatever so he didn't get first - and he gave it to Jessie - he remembers every time we see him and that has be at lest twice, last time being at a seminar in Wisconsin where he actually came up to our room with Jim Moyer and Lydia and shot the you know what!  great to see him and we plan to go to see him and his dogs tomorrow 

we have gone to the White Spot Cafe 3 time in the week we have been in Anchorage - great halibut and everything else - this kid is the son of the owner and so darn efficient and good as a do everythign server!!!  takes your order and never even writes it down!!!  great kid!!!!!!!

We went to   Kincaid Park looking for moose and didn't find them but saw tracks - This is Randy on the bridge there