Arrival in Auckland

Greetings! After a 14-hour-long flight, we've all made it to Auckland, New Zealand. We'll be shortly boarding a flight to Christchurch where we'll be spending the next couple of days. When I say "we", I'm referring to the entire group of us from Raytheon who are headed down to Antarctica together, somewhere between 50-100 people. It's a fairly big group and one of several such groups heading down to the Ice as the southern winter draws to a close and the sun reappears. Since there's a line for the free Internet here at the airport, I'll sign off now, but I'll post more later, hopefully with pictures. :)