The trip was one I would recommend to anyone with a yearn for something different. The temperature was disappointingly warm, not that I had ever considered calling -5c warm before.. My 'Musher' was also called Kim, so the lead sled took our common name for the duration of the trip.
Dogs have no idea about cornering, as far as they are concerned, there may be food just around the turn, so naturally, the speed up leaving the unsuspecting sledder, me in this case, with a rather nasty pile up on bend 1.
The Ice Hotel was unforgettable. Everything, including the tables and chairs in the bar, which served nothing but vodka in beakers of solid ice and in the snow hole rooms, the beds were solid ice. OK we were issued with thermal sleep suits and arctic sleeping bags, which shielded us from the constant hotel temperature of -6.
We did see the Northern Lights, and we did have one night where the thermometer dropped to -21. After that brief description, some photos to prove I did it.
The bar; note the 'carpet'
On the trail, the dogs were noticeably slower as the temperature rose above zero. They slept in the snow, and had to be fooled into drinking water by disguising it with a mixture of seal blubber and elk before the gourmet main course of frozen raindeer.
The other two members of my team, James Thorn of Nottingham and Graham 'Gadget' Hays of Maidenhead. Both actually volunteered to come along as my carers!
Once again, thank you for your kind help, which boosted my team's total to over £8000
Kim
There are no such things as problems, just undiscovered solutions.