Facing the Storm Chapter 9

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Location

Anchorage
Spearfish Lake

Characters

Time period

March 2000

Summary

Brandy and Shelly check on the race standings, then go back to the airport to try and get a flight to Nome, the Ticket Agent is unhelpful, and sarcastically suggests that Brandy charter a plane instead. Brandy decides to do just that. The plane she gets is to return immediately to Anchorage, so Shelly gets to go along for the ride in a Learjet. On her trip back, Shelly chats to the pilot, and eventually marries him.

Josh spends the week working in the store, selling a kayak to Glenn Sprow. When Eric Aho walks in looking for a summer job, Josh jumps on the chance to get him helping with manual work in the shop and looking after the dogs. He gets a brief report from Tiffany who telephones from McGrath that all seemed to be well. Mark Gravengood had given Josh a computer program that simulated railroads, Josh uses it to run through scenarios for the C&SL which he demonstrates to Bud Ellsberg. Josh & Joe have a good trip to Canoecopia, making some contacts and getting ideas for the outfitting store. Once back at the store Josh keeps checking the race details, and starts to get worried that there was no news of Tiffany. Finally she gets in in ninth place. Josh doesn't pay any attention when the door opens, and it isn't until Joe speaks that he realises a group of his friends are there to celebrate Tiffany's finish - Mike & Kirsten McMahon, Mark & Jackie Gravengood, Jennifer Evachevski, Blake Walworth, Fred Linder, Greg Mears, Norm Niven, Dave Stitely Walt & Sarah Archer, Gil & Carrie Evachevski, Bud Ellsberg.