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After the wonderment of the cruise we thought things couldn't get much better. How wrong we were. The next morning Deb, Graeme and Fi took a short helicopter trip up to Godwin Glacier to land at the camp of the dog mushers. As soon as the chopper landed the dogs knew why we were there. They were barking excitedly and could not wait to get underway with "their job". The sound of the chopper was the only one that could be heard in this glacial environment After getting settled onto the sled we were soon skimming across the icy glacier with the cold winds whistling through our hair and making our faces cold. Justin our musher told us he was training his dog team for The Iditarod - the dog sledding Tour de France. After scooting around on the ice and snow for about 30 minutes we got to meet and feed the rest of the dogs. Then we got to play with the three, three-month old husky puppies. They were delightful. So delightful in fact that Deb was sure that one of them asked her to take him home with her. All too soon our adventure was over as the sound of the chopper could be heard coming up the valley bringing the next group. So strong were the winds up on top that the pilot had to make three passes in order to land. Our trip down was a little slow due to the strong winds and once on the ground we ticked off another wish list item. Soon after we got back to the house we were off again. This time to Exit Glacier where we had a picnic lunch before setting off on a walk to the base of the glacier. The trail was panoramic and were lucky to experience the galcier so closely. On the way we overheard some Rangers talking about the sea conditions out of Seward. Apparently the seas were running at 5 metre waves and some of the cruise boats were not able to make it out. So even with somewhat unfavourable weather yesterday we did get to see a heaps. A short walk around the town concluded an eventful day.
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