Big aluminum box filled with instrumentation? Check, apparently (see box below the open suitcase).
Luckily for our research group, each of us gets TWO (count 'em, TWO) checked bags. Though one of my checked bags is actually an instrument for measuring salinity, temperature, and pressure. Also, my checked
bag has a data logger for another instrument, complete with 42 "C" batteries. Packed up tight with foam, this bad boy weighs in at 49.5 lbs. Just a hair under the 50 lb limit. Good thing it put on the plastic workout suit this morning before weigh-in. All three of the UMB participants have similar stories. Large aluminum boxes with instrumentation. I feel proud to be trusted with sensitive equipment. Hopefully the "throwers" at the airport feel a pang of pride before tossing my shiny aluminum friend on with the other oversized suitcases on their way to Miami. Good thing this isn't Spring Break week.
Off to Chile tomorrow! Wish us luck!
keep your knees unlocked and your eyes on the horizon! And remember....pickles and baked beans do make sense when you're at sea if for no other reason that to make your bunk mate nauseous :)
ReplyDeleteThis is so exciting!!! I can't wait to read about your adventures and look at your picturs. This is so cool. Enjoy!
ReplyDeleteHave a safe trip!!! :)
ReplyDeleteSafe travels! Looking forward to tracking your journey!
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