saNEPac Live Blogging – Essentials vs. Essentials
We’ve arrived on board the J. P Tully, and have finished loading all of our personal effects and scientific gear onto the ship. After a brief stint in Sydney for dinner and to peruse a couple of used book shops, a few of us are back on board taking stock of our soon to be marine themed lives before we set sail tomorrow evening.
This is my fifth oceanographic expedition, and I like to think I have personal packing for a cruise down to a *ahem* science. There appear to be two categories of stuff you bring with you – essential items (i.e. clothes to keep you warm) and essential items (i.e. comfort items of sorts). I’ve broken down my gear into these categories (judge as you wish):
Essential personal gear:
- a dozen pairs of socks, undershirts, and ginch (hah, this the first time ginch has been used on a Terry post – honest)
- one plaid lumber jack long sleeved shirt
- 3 pairs of jeans and shorts with various t shirts and sweaters
- a warm, water proof jacket
- a toque
- hand moisturizer (seawater eats away at your hands) and assorted toiletries
- Camera gear (Pentax K20D & K1000 w/ various lenses, Mamiya RB67B, Panasonic Lumix DMC LX3 for video)
Essential personal gear:
- Ethernet cable
- 1/4 quart of Lagavulin 16yr single malt scotch (sealed in a mason jar)
- 8oz flask of phrog vodka
- A bag of bridge mixture, jelly bellies (mostly cherry and root beer), and cola candies
- A half pound of Artigiano’s private reserve espresso and a french press
- A dozen movies I’ve been meaning to watch for the 6 months
- 10 gigs of music
