by Chiporry the Cardinal
So much has happened in the 2013 Webkinz Iditarod so far, and really, it's only just begun!
Shylock left Deep Forest Lodge at 10:12 AM, his 3-hour rest complete. Shortly after, at 10:25 and 10:27, the two other teams, Ella's and Cobbler's, were on the trail. Zahra is limping a bit, so Ella's team isn't going as fast, and Cobbler is gaining some distance on her.
As you might expect, trouble has arisen up at the front. Car Kitty's Mother had the same malfunction as did Ella earlier on in the race, in which the harness became detached and the dogs ran on without the musher. Sylvia's dogs, at one point, almost pulled her off her own sled!
By the time Sylvia had gotten her sled fixed, the others were already ahead of her, including Car Kitty's Mother's runaway dogs, which caught Sardina's eye as she zoomed past. She pulled over to investigate.
Sardina saw Sylvia coming and motioned to her to come look as well. They agreed to each carry one of the dogs on to the checkpoint. As for Car Kitty's Mother, she wasn't their problem, and it wouldn't be fair to go back just to get her. I decided to help. I flew back to Shylock, three hours behind everyone else, and told him about Car Kitty's Mother. He agreed to take her to the checkpoint once he found her. As for Car Kitty's Mother herself, she'll just have to wait. As she says, she's quite fed up with her dogs' harnesses. She will now be three hours behind everyone else, but she says she would rather keep going than be the only one not to finish the race.
In terms of the others up in front, they're still neck-in-neck and getting quite close to the next checkpoint. Felicity is in the lead, then Daddoo, then Vesuvius, then Sylvia and Sardina side by side in the back. And, of course, the others back behind that took their 3-hour rests. And Car Kitty's Mother.
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