Gear Up at the CDC

Today, we met at the CDC (Clothing Distribution Center) at the International Antarctic Center here in Christchurch (http://www.iceberg.co.nz/), which is also where we will be checking in at 6:30 AM tomorrow to catch our flight to McMurdo. The folks at the CDC are wonderful and they gave us two large duffel bags full of gear, including: Ski goggles Wool socks (5 pairs) Snow boots Snow overalls Fleece jacket Fleece pants Fleece body Suit Long underwear (tops and bottoms) Expedition weight long underwear Wool mittens Leather mittens Leather gloves (2 pairs) glove liners (2 pairs) fur lined mittens nylon gloves nylon mittens neck gaiter face mask fleece hat fleece yazoo hat nylon/gore-tex coat Antarctic Parka water bottle While we were checking to see if all our clothes were the right size, the CDC staff was also checking on my lost bag and scanning my laptop for any viruses and to make sure OS was up to date. I will upload some more photos when I to Antarctica tomorrow.