Good to go...

Hi All,
Quick note, as it's getting on, and i've got an early start in the morning..
Got to Christchurch today, and got kitted out with all the gears. It was this that really made the trip a reality for me finally.. With all the layers on, I couple finally tell that it's really going to happen.
So yeah, I also got some pictures of the plane that we go down in, as i'm not sure if we'll get a chance in the morning. We go down in the C17 Globemaster- the big one with 4 jet engines. The other two smaller (prop) planes, the ski-equipped LC-130 Hercules, are the type of plane that fly from McMurdo to the South Pole station. Photos below.

I also took a page out of Jay's book when he went down last year, and took a series of photos with the different layers of gear on. This year is the first year that Earth Sea Sky are kitting out the whole of the NZ program. It's awesome gear, and makes me want all of it, even though most of its not available to the public. The softshell in particular has caught my attention, lol.. There's also Cactus Climbing gear bags, which is cool. Great to see AntarcticaNZ are supporting NZ made brands!!

Anyway, we get picked up at 6am, and all going to plan, fly out at 9am, for our 5 hour flight down. So i need to get to bed!