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We hear the weather is cold down there and trying on the five layers of clothing they are issuing.
Going down to the ice apparently requires a quite a bit of survival gear, most of which has to be
packed on the plane so when we step off we can be prepared for many things that may affront us,
although they won't land if the weather is really bad. Issue includes two pairs of long underwear, five pairs of assorted gloves, two pairs of weather proof pants, long fleece pants, a fleece jacket, a hat, neck warmer, baklava, ski goggles, glove liners, 6prs of socks, a water bottle, bunny boots (big rubber boots that are water proof), and of course our own personal (until we return it) Big Red Jacket. This thing is incredible there are pockets everywhere and it is supper warm, maybe even in the temperatures we are about to see. For some of us new people it was questionable as to what sizes we really need. Are these gloves too tight? Are they too big? Normally not a question that really matters except we are going to spend the next six weeks and if they don't it is dangerous and worse, cold. The seasoned veterans don't seem to give the sizing a second thought though. |
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That night we spent the evening at a the MyThai Bar (aka the monkey bar) where the food was excellent.
Unfortunately due to jet lag and just plain exhaustion by the end of the meal we were about to nod off
into our bowls of drunken noodles, Pad thai, and some other wonderful courses. We stumbled back to our
bed and breakfast and rapidly crashed.
Aloha,
andrew
