Because we will not be SCUBA diving we will not have to take as much luggage as we normally do. We will not be taking any of our SCUBA diving equipment, including wet suits or dry suits. Also, we will not be taking any of our underwater photography equipment that includes large underwater lights and large underwater camera housings. (Check out our expedition equipment on this link.)

The most important things we are bringing with us are warm clothes such as long underwater, wool socks, fleece tops, parkas, warm hats, and extra pairs of warm gloves (We need extras because when one pair of gloves gets wet and cold we can put on a warm, dry pair. Even though it is the summer it is like winter in the Arctic!

As we buy things for our expeditioon we have found that it is difficult to find warm winter clothes in stores! Now they only have their summer clothes! Fortunately we can shop for what we need on the Internet!

An expedition requires lots of planning and preparation. Sometimes after doing all the planning and preparation something happens that you couldn't plan for. Unplanned events are part of the fun and frustration of expeditions. The weater and sea conditions change daily, and sometimes hourly. If the weather is bad and the sea is rough that can limit what we can do . Also, since we are near the North Pole much of the ocean is covered in sea ice. Sea ice can block areas that we would like to explore.