I AM ON MY WAY TO NICARAGUA TILL MARCH 18, I WILL BE WITH DARLENE AND EVELYN HELMINEN. DARLENE IS TEACHING ENGLISH TO A FAMILY, SO EV AND I ARE GOING TO VISIT. I WILL BE COMING HOME WITH DARLENE, WHO WILL BE DONE THERE. IT'S GONNA BE WARM THERE, HEH, HEH!

FIRST TEAM OFF AT THE COPPERDOG RACE...HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE, DOGS HOWLING AND BARKING, RARING TO GO, A DRONE OVERHEAD TAKING VIDEOS, PEOPLE CHEERING!!  SURE GETS YOU WARMED UP ON SUCH A COLD NIGHT!

SCENE JUST BEFORE ANOTHER TEAM TAKES OFF

THREE ESKIMOS, NO DOUBT!  LINDA KANGAS, DAUGHTER ALLI, AND I

JORDAN ANDERSON AND GF MALLORY TOROLA

SARA, MARI AND LEO HELMINEN

ROGER, ANNASTIINA AND LORETTA HELMINEN

FOUR GENERATIONS:  ROGER, ANNASTIINA, MARGIE AND I