SNOWMOBILING -- Bob Jones of Kettle Falls and Josh Rindal of Spokane are repeating their effort to follow Alaska's Iditarod Sled Dog Race by snowmobile in February and March 2014.  

• See the complete diary and photos from their 2012 trip -- which marked Jones's 14th time on the Iditarod.

Click "continue reading" to see Jones's diary from Day 18 of their 22-day 1,400-mile adventure in 2014.

• Below are links to each of the other diary posts and photos of their trip on the Iditarod Trail.

• See the Day 1 diary.
• See the Day 2 diary.
• See the Day 3 diary.
• See the Day 4 diary.
• See the Day 5 diary.
• See the Day 6 diary.
• See the Day 7 diary.
• See the Day 8 diary.
• See the Day 9 diary.
• See the Day 10 diary.
• See the Day 11 diary.
• See the Day 12 diary.
• See the Day 13 diary.
• See the Day 14 diary.
• See the Day 15 diary.
• See the Day 16 diary.
• See the Day 17 diary.
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• See the Day 19 diary.
• See the Day 20 diary.
• See the Day 21 diary.

Day 18:  (March 17, 2014) Monday

Nome Aurora Inn, high winds and heavy snowfall

We awoke to a day that we were glad didn’t occur yesterday:  High winds and heavy snowfall! 

But here we were, safe and sound in the Aurora, with nothing pressing to do for the entire day.  Our toughest chore of the day will be to walk the seven blocks of Front Street to the Polar Cub for breakfast!  Let ‘er Blast!

This is the sum total of today’s diary!

The trip isn’t finished yet:  We still have a 250-mile ride back to Unalakleet beginning in the morning.