Hi Boys and Girls,

This report is of 14:39 AST. It has been a busy day on the trail. 39 teams have arrived in Nome leaving 26 teams still out on the trail. Congratulations all those who have arrived since our last update this morning.

I wonder what is happening in Nome. I bet the dogs are getting some well deserved rest! I bet they have some great stories they are sharing with each other.

FINISHERS-(since last post)

33. Melissa Steward
34. Scott Smith
35. Nathan Schroeder (pictured on left. Nathan was coming off the sea ice and onto Front Street in Nome- pic by Mike Kenney)
36. Nicolas Vanier
37. Seth Barnes
38. Karin Hendrickson
39. Allen Moore

Next 5-

40. Kristy Berington- out of Safety
41. Anna Berington- out of Safety
42. Laura Neese- out of Safety
43. Jodi Bailey- in White Mountain
44. Larry Daugherty- in White Mountain.

Rookie Report

The rookies are spread out along the trail. There are still 12 rookies racing. Most are at the back of the pack and some are traveling together. I’m sure they are having a great adventure out there.

Red Lantern Position

Rookie Roger Lee has left Unalakleet .

Scratched

Monica Zappa scratched in Shaktoolik early this morning in the best interest of her team. She noted that her race team did not wish to continue on the sea ice trail.

Weather

Shaktoolik- It is -3 degrees, sunny with 1 mph winds.

Koyuk- It is -6 degrees, sunny, with calm winds

Elim- It is 1 degrees, sunny, with calm winds

White Mountain- It is 10 degrees, sunny, with 1 mph winds

Nome- It is 0 degrees, mostly cloudy with 11mph winds

Well that’s it for today. I’m going to curl up on my dog bed and dream about the race. Check back in the morning to see who else has finished.

See you on the trail,

Gypsy