Good day all,
We have begun the travels home with a slightly indirect trip further north in Alaska. We are now about 35 miles south of Fairbanks visiting with our great friends Jacques and Magali Philip while we await the return of some of Warren's stuff from the trail. They have a great place that they built with a large dog yard and all kinds of pens out in the front yard and lots of happy dogs. They cleared all the land themselves and have built a really great spot here in the woods. It is quite inspiratioal and so much is what we want to eventually  if we could just find the right spot. We will be leaving here tomorrow am to go to Tok to meet up with John and Mari Wood who are kind enough to retrieve our stuff from Mark Nordman and bring it to us in Tok where they will be racing their dogs this weekend. From there we start the real journey home. Warren is really sick so it is good we have a few days of waiting so he can rest. He has spent the better part of the last few days sleeping and I am hoping he will feel better today. I am fighting off the cold at the moment but I feel it in the wings but it is not an option for us both to be sick. Reports from home are that everyone is sick there too. I guess it is just that time of year.
The dogs are recuperating well and are beginning to return to their normal obnoxious selves. Everyone is eating well and feet are looking good. Lena is doing great. She sure isn't acting like she has had major surgery and has a plate and ten screws in her leg - she just wants to get going and get out of the crate. She will be riding home in the back seat of the truck which she thinks is just cool! She still has on her cone which she is finally recognizing is there and not running into quite as many things.
ALl for now as it is time to do my dog chores.
Cheers,
Kate