PQ!

It's official.  I'm Physically Qualified and ticketed to go work at the South Pole!  I received my official luggage tags (which apparently help prevent baggage loss on commercial airlines) and travel packet.  I leave next week and will hopefully be in Antarctica a few days later! 

I must admit, I'm as excited as a kid at Christmas.   I haven't done any field work since we decommissioned APEX-SZ, and I miss it.   Maybe time has softened my perception of the often long and sometimes stressful days, but there is something special about actually touching the telescope and working with the hardware.