Hi Boys and Girls

Well Nome is still a busy place.  5 more teams have arrived since last nights update and 8 teams are due into Nome soon.  So keep watching.  One team to watch this morning is Mike Ellis’ team of all Siberians.  Mike is due in this morning and should break the record for an all Siberian team. 

Todays pic from Jeff Schultz is of one of Cim Symth’s dogs sleeping in his kennel in the sun in Nome. 

Now for todays update:

DATE:   March 14, 2013  Early Edition

TIME:  1:38  Alaska Time   

FINISHERS:

22. Brent Sass                      9 days 23 hours and 24 minutes

23. Michael Williams Jr        10 days 1 hours and 57 minutes

24. Michelle Phillips             10 days 2 hours and 22 minutes

25. Jessica Hendricks          10 days 4 hours and 57 minutes

26. Kathy Griffin                   10 days 9 hours and 47 minutes

WHERE ARE THE MUSHERS: 8 teames have left White Mountain and headed to Safety. They should be into Nome this morning. The next 7 teams are in White Mountain. 3 teams have left Elim,  2 teams have left Koyuk, 2 teams are in Koyuk, , 3 teams are in Shaktoolik, 2  teams are in Unalakleet, 1 teams has left Kaltag,

RED LANTERN POSITION: Bob Chlupach who has left Kaltag

WEATHER: The weather in Unalakleet is 9 degrees and fair. The weather in Shaktoolik is 6 degrees and fair. The weather in Koyuk is 10 degrees and fair. The weather in Elim is 12 degrees and fair.  The weather in White Mountain is 14 degrees and fair and the weather in Nome is 18 degrees and fair.

SCRATCHED: Charley Bejna scratched between Unalakleet and Shaktoolik in the best interest of his team.  Charley and his team will be transported to Shaktoolik.  Both Musher and dogs are fine.

Cindy Abbott scratched in Kaltag due to a muscle strain and in the best interest of her dogs.

Well that’s it for this morning.  Have a great day of learning and check back later for this evening’s update.

Until tonight,

Gypsy