Anticipation

I just finished reading McGoogan's Fatal Passage about John Rae's explorations in the Arctic. Good book and many references to Churchill and Winnipeg. I am thankful that our expedition will not be as rough--hunting meals and building igloos. Thursday the expedition coordinator set up a conference call for all of the participants. That really set me at ease finding out that they had many of the same questions as I--will there be adequate access to the internet? Am I the only one going to look goofy wearing odd mosquito netting!? I am nervous about not collecting useful data for the team. Hopefully, I'm sure I will learn alot from my team--I look forward to meeting them face to face now. I think I am the eldest of the group.
Many of us mentioned that we would like to see polar bears and whales while on the expedition. I would like to add a variety of birds to that list. The insect population draws many different species of nesting birds during June and July. Hopefully, I will be fast enough with my camera to get some good pictures.