by Jane Blaile
Why would I expect today to be any different than any other day I’ve been here? It held wonderful surprises as previous days have done. Doing my laundry at the senior center wasn’t so much a surprise as a humorous little anecdote to my morning.
Surprise #1: I found a native made nativity scene. It’s made of fired and painted clay.
Surprise #2: When I went to the rec center to watch the basketball tournament, two women’s teams were playing. It was fun.
Surprise #3: I walked back down to Front Street just in time to see Benoit Gerard arrive in 49th place.
Surprise #4: When I went into the logistics room, I saw that a pilot was flying to Koyuk and asked if there was space for me, which there was.
Surprise #5: We saw musk ox.
Surprise #6: We had time to stop our plane at Safety and visit the roadhouse.
Surprise #7: When I visited the Koyuk checkpoint, a lady there volunteered to take me to the school to deliver my books and I found one the Common Thread quilts there.
Surprise #8: We got to deliver 2 dropped dogs back to Nome. My journey continues.
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