This might be how Shackleton felt, saying good-bye to his friends and colleagues as he prepared for his journeys to White South. Or perhaps not. For me, there was the strong need to say my good-byes to people at work, to give and receive hugs, while trying very hard to keep myself from jumping out of my skin. The excitement has become electric.
With all the men, supplies, and gear that Shackleton brought along on his most famous expedition, I doubt he had "what have I forgotten?" churning around his mind quite as much as we do. We cannot stop shopping. We keep remembering "just one more thing" that we need. That being said, just before writing this post, Felice and I did a little last minute shopping - she in front of her computer and me in front of mine (saves on gas). I ordered a waterproof backpack for my cameras and other gear that I will take along as we leave the ship and venture out. Felice ordered the same one a couple of weeks ago - she, too, is a photography buff. Additionally, we both ordered waterproof - to 15 feet - bags for our small point and shoot cameras. This will allow us to use them - and the camcorder Bob is bringing along - while we are skimming across the sea in our Zodiac.
Felice's pack is down under the requisite 33 pounds. I will let you know how I do when I begin the ritual that Holly and I call packing-unpacking-repacking when we are preparing for and in the midst of some of the cycling adventures we have shared. Until the next time.
Judi ~ TheWanderingJu
Nearly twenty years ago, when HMS Endurance pulled into Port Everglades, the seed was planted for this adventure. Since Endurance I have been drawn to that frozen part of our planet, the creatures who call it home, and the stories of the men and women who have walked there. Deep inside where dreams are born I knew one day I would travel to the place some have called White South. I hope that you will come along with me on this exciting adventure. Judi (a/k/a TheWanderingJu)
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Antarctica Reading ~ And Other Adventures
- Endurance by Alfred Lansing ~ Antarctica (An incredible book that will keep you spellbound)
- Looking for Alaska by Peter Jenkins ~ Alaska
- Miles From Nowhere by Barbara Savage ~ Cycling
- South by Ernest Shackleton ~ Antarctica
- The Cruelest Miles: The Heroic Story of Dogs and Men in a Race against an Epidemic by Gay & Laney Salisbury ~ Alaska
- Touching My Father's Soul by Jamling Tenzing Norgay ~ Everest
- Two In The Far North by Margaret E. Murie ~ Alaska