Woke early and gave Libbie her birthday card. After a nice breakfast buffet we
went for a hike in the woods behind cabin 8. This was a challenging hike even
though it was supposed to be moderate. Libbie was having much difficulty on the
steep sections. We ended up turning around at the stream we had to cross by
holding onto a rope which is too bad. The rest of the group said it's a good
thing we turned around because there was a steep vertical section that required
a rope to climb. After the hiking we came back wet and muddy. We got soap and
some quarters and used the sole washer and dryer in the basement of the main
building. This takes care of any potential problem of running out of clothes.

The weather cleared a little in the afternoon which means the
helicopter flight was a go. We got suited up with hat, gloves
and over boots then climbed into the chopper. Libbie had the
front seat since it was her birthday. What an experience. the
views were awesome. We landed on a cold snowy and foggy dog
camp. The wind was blowing and the dogs were howling. They had
a sled all set to go across the ice. We got some instructions
then climbed aboard and we were off at 9 mph. I drove first and
was a little worried about falling off the runner since I had
one foot on the runner and the other on the brake ready to step
on it. After we changed places a few times we made it back to
Dog camp and then met each of the dogs individually. I'm not
into dogs but it was a fun experience anyway. The fog lifted a
little when it was time for the chopper to pick us up. We got a
nice sight seeing tour around and over the glacier on the way
back instead of just transportation. It was wonderful. We got
back and then went out onto the little porch next to the restaurant and had wine
and good conversation. The wine was covered by uncruise which was a nice
surprise. I had a delicious piece of Salmon for dinner followed by NY
Cheesecake. The wine total for the night was 3 glasses of Cabernet. It was a
nice day and fun birthday for Libbie.