There's no place like Nome. Kelley took this picture of the famous sign in front of the Nome Nugget Inn. Across the street from this sign is the equally famous Iditarod finish line. We arrived in Nome in the late morning, quickly got settled into our hotel, and made our way to town for lunch and to visit the Carrie M. McLain Museum.
Our first meal in Nome. Ginny, Ginger & Mary Alice at the Polar Cafe. Many times we would look out at the waters and say, "We're on the Bering Sea! We're right across from Russia!" The locals told us they rarely saw whales, but that recently a moose wandered onto the beach and ended up knee-deep in seawater.
Mary Alice takes it all in. Here's MA on the porch of our hotel, the Aurora Inn, not only the nicest hotel in Nome, but probably the nicest building. Mary Alice & Ginger were given a room on the first floor with a great ocean view. This was headquarters for our microwave popcorn happy hour each evening.
Nome at Night. Kelley took this photo at about 10:45PM. The sun has almost set, so that should tell you how many hours of sunlight we had each day. Coming from AZ, I was surprised to find that Nome is just a dusty little Western town, only on the Bering Sea. Like they say, "There's no place like Nome."
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