Travis came home for a few days of R&R for both him and the dogs. Saturday was the famous “Polar Bear Jump” in Seward — a well-known fundraiser for cancer research. We went down to watch folks plunge into the harbor and were surprised at the lack of crowd. In years past, it seemed that the event had many people. While still a lot of people, we only saw 2 or 3 friends who ventured out in the drizzly weather. Normally, it’s packed. We couldn’t find a good place to see people jumping from and, frustrated at our lack of view, we left and walked down to Woody’s Thai Kitchen the local Thai Food restaurant. We’d been meaning to go there for awhile but our schedules hadn’t lined up with their openings.
Our taste buds delighted in the wonderful food and we had a greater waiter. It was only his second day (apparently) but he allowed us and our handlers, Justin & Wyatt, a really fun lunch out away from the kennel. It was a nice treat.
We got to talk and catch up. I learned about the adventure Travis shared with the boys while out on the trail and we ate some amazing ethnic food. The meals were perfect and well portioned. We were really impressed with the food!
Travis looked at Kusko updates and we talked about our plan for the upcoming weeks in terms of training.
We had a blast and we’re thrilled we had leftovers to bring back home. If you come to Seward, make sure you check out Woody’s!
Back at home, our house dogs and cats were thrilled to see Travis:
Now, we are getting ready to watch the patriots game and head up to the Denali Highway to keep training.
