I am spending today planning to pack. Shut up, I'm serious. Kari is home this this weekend after being gone last week an leaving for the week tomorrow. After today, I won't see her until April 8. So tomorrow I begin the big push to find all the crap I need for the trip. I'll let you know how it goes.

Preparations.

This initiates my blog. I have begun packing, and I still have a week before I leave. This is a new personal best. What do I need to keep from freezing parts off while working outside in the Bering sea in Winter? Almost all of my ski gear is going, long johns of course, and lots of layers. I will overpack, but I still expect to be painfully cold for at least some portion of the cruise. Gonna be drinking a lot of coffee next month. Got packing to do. More later.