The Mystery on Alaska's Iditarod Trail

humpback and orca whales, but it ended up being
too cold for wildlife. Christine and Grant were
content to marvel at the glaciers. <strong>The</strong> captain took
them close to the active tidewater glacier so they
could hear it cracking and moaning like a squeaky
old bed.
A tall man in a dark green hooded parka
stood on the deck watching the shoreline. He’d turn
every now and again, glancing in their direction.
But Christina and Grant were too enthralled with
the scenery around them to notice.
“Thank you so, so much, Mimi!” Christina
exclaimed, as they walked down the plank from the
boat, her eyes still stinging from the cold. “That was
the coolest thing I ever saw in my life.” And she
meant it.
“Me, too,” said Grant. “It was really cool and
really COLD!”
“Well,” Papa said. “I guess we can just turn
around and go home then, Mimi. What do you think?”
“No way!” both kids screamed in unison.
“No way, is right,” Mimi said. “We’re off
to pack up our stuff and head on to Wasilla to the
dog sled training camp. Mush! On you, Huskies!
Mush! Mush!”
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