Temperature was not what you think of when you think of cruising - a mere 30 degrees F. But everyone was well prepared. This is an old military base so the vehicles we were transported in were old military vehicles. When we arrived at their local dog sled farm, we were warmly welcomed by friendly people in native costumes. They loaded everyone on snowmobiles with trailers and took us into where the dogs lived.
We were all broken into "teams" for a dogsled race - mine was lucky team # 13 - and our guide took us around the camp where a Russian lady explained how the dogs lived - all in Russian! However there was another guide with her that translated it into English for us. But the Russian woman was so enthusiastic in her descriptions, we all hung on her every word as if we could understand her and I think for parts of it, we actually could tell what she was saying by her expressions.
The race was started and while the dogs and sleds were racing, we were entertained with some wonderful local dancers and musicians. Then they had us join in with some local dancing and relay games.
When the dogs came across the finish line - MINE WON!!! It was a fabulous day with a good time had by all. Their home made vodka added to the festivities!
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