Gearing Up!

We have forty-eight hours to go until we are howling with our dog teams in Minnesota!

Naturally, our thoughts are turning to packing!  What do you need to take to attend dog sledding school you ask?  Well here is the list we were supplied with:  warm jacket or parka, warm pants, boots with liners, long underwear (2 pairs), extra tops, headwear (thin hat,thick hat, neck gaitor, and ear band), handwear (2 liners and one mitten), socks (2 pairs plus 2 pairs of liners), sunglasses with neck strap, flashlight, swimsuit (really?  I think maybe not!), wind cream, plus all your personal items.

Now, you are laughing!  I know you are!  You are wondering how on earth we are going to carry all of that stuff and what we are going to do with it all when our dog mushing careers are over...

Luckily, we have a new BFF in Minnesota - her name is Tara and she owns the Warm & Cozy Company in Ely.  She's hooking us up with all of our gear!  We will stop by her shop on our way to the lodge to pick up all of our gear!

So the only thing we really need to worry about is us, our cameras, and our computers and we are good to go!  And yes.... we know you are anxious to see us all geared up!  We wonder if you will recognize who is who!?!?

Love,
Mrs. Reiter