Trip to McMurdo

Wow! What a ride! We flew in a C-17 yesterday for 5 hours from Christchurch, New Zealand to McMurdo Station Antarctica. We had to be at the Clothing Distribution Center at 6 am to check in. We then get dressed into our extreme cold weather clothing, check our luggage, get some breakfast, watch a video about going to Antarctica and then get on the bus which took us directly to the plane. We get a sack lunch and a water bottle as we get onto the plane. It was full of cargo and about 100 seats for passengers. The military aircraft is staffed by Air National Guard. They do a terrific job of getting us safely to our destination.
Once we get to McMurdo we take a van ride to the town and have orientation for the station.