All Good Things Must Come to an End
(This is a very PHOTO HEAVY post, so I used thumbnails as much as possible)
It’s hard to believe that our visit with Kayla and Colt is over. They left us at 1:30am - very early - on Wednesday morning. Steve took Kayla to the airport alone, and was able to get a pass to go up to the gate with her, so he could help her with Colt. It’s a good thing, because their flight was delayed. There were also several other young children flying that night, and everyone seemed to have their second wind.
I certainly didn’t envy Kayla her trip home, but I know she was looking forward to seeing her husband and family again. I wish that teleportation was a reality, because flying in and out of Alaska is no fun at all. Both she and Colt made it back to NC safely - although worn out. Kayla had to go to work today and she’s exhausted. Poor girl.
Saturday, we took Kayla and Colt to the North Pole Championship Race being held at Chena Lakes Rec Area. It was snowing heavily, and there were white out conditions at times. Nevertheless, the dogs and the mushers were excited to run, and I was thrilled to see them run, as it was the first race I’ve attended this season.
Colt seemed to take the snowstorm in stride. He was dressed warmly in the snow gear that Katie from the Fairbanks Freecycle so generously provided me with. Paw Paw held onto him while I maneuvered for a good vantage point for photographs. Towards the end of the race, we made our way over to the musher trucks so Colt could see the dogs. Instead, he became quite interested in a dogsled. Future musher, perhaps?
