2 Days Until Departure
November 1, 2008
I haven’t packed anything yet. I’m actually un-packing from a 5-day dash to visit my girlfriend in Chicago this week (143 babe!). I flew from Hawaii to Oregon on Friday, Oregon to Chicago on Saturday, and Chicago back to Oregon on Thursday; I leave for New Zealand on Monday, then to McMurdo Station on Nov 7. By the time I reach the field camp at Cape Crozier, I will have taken 15 separate flights in less than 2 weeks. A three-month isolation from all forms of transportation will be nice!
All my antarctic gear is in boxes and heaps around my parent’s house here in Oregon, ready to be tucked, crammed, and shoved into suitcases for the trip. Tomorrow is packing time!
Adelie Penguin Print by Noah Strycker