Friday, October 21, 2005

We have spent the last few days down here in Punta Arenas getting our gear together and trying on and learning how our polar clothing works. We are just about to get on the boat and run through some security protocols and start getting things moving. Our luggage will be transferred via huge tractor from the warehouse to the ship, whereas we are carrying our personal items. We will be traveling across the Drake Passage on the Lawrence M. Gould R/V IB. The Gould is a Research vessel (R/V) and an Icebreaker (IB). Well equipped to get us to our destination of the Antarctic Peninsula. Our trip is thought to take 5 days but anything can quickly change that. More later...