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back seat, relax and let the younger ones pick up the strain. He enjoyed it too much though. The thrill of finding new species, exploring places he had not been to before. He had not been to Antarctica for twenty years so there was no way he was going to miss this one. In fact, he was the only one on the plane who had been before. That was a key factor in Kelly taking him along. This would be his last trip, he had promised her. Kelly had reminded him that he had been saying that for the last five years. With Will and Suzy along now, it was a bit like ‘out with the old and in with the new.’
    A journal fell to the floor from Rasmus’ lap and a hand reached down to pick it up. Claire folded the journal up and tucked it into the seat pocket in front of her. At eighteen, she was the baby of the group. She had won a place on the trip as part of a statewide competition run jointly by National Geographic and the museum. She had never been so excited about anything in her life, yet right now, she wished she had taken one of the pills the Professor had offered her. She didn’t mind flying, but all the bumping around was making her feel queasy. She tried to concentrate on her phone again. It was set to flight mode and she was drafting an email to her mother back in New Jersey.
    ‘Oh , Mom, you would not believe what the flight from JFK was like. We got business class all the way to Los Angeles. It was so nice and much better than this crappy plane. I know, I know, I’m not complaining. If this turbulence doesn’t calm down though I think I’m going to throw up. My stomach feels like it’s been turned inside out. Anyway, where was I? Oh yeah, so from there we flew onto Jakarta and had a very brief stop overnight. We didn’t get to go out or anything. By the time we landed, we just went to bed and we were up at 5am this morning. We caught another flight to American Samoa and then finally this flight. We’re on our way to the base now. It is going to be totally amazing. I am going to take so many pictures and I’m going to send them to you all the time. I assume you can get reception in the Antarctic right? I can’t wait until we land!
    Shoot, I just heard Suzy say it’s going to be another four or five hours yet. I’m being jostled about in my seat and wishing I had taken one of the sleeping pills Rasmus had offered me. He looks like he’s out for the count. Do you remember him? We met at the gala function last night. He was the old guy with the beard. You know, I said he looked like Santa? Well he is super nice. He’s a bit like Granddad, always looking out for me. I swear he has a never-ending supply of mints in his jacket pocket. You remember Kelly and Tricia too, don’t you? They’re kind of in charge but I think everyone just does what the Professor says really.
    So I forgot to tell you who else is here. I’m sitting next to Tug. He’s like the guide. He’s here to cook and clean and look after everyone and carry the heavy bags. He’s okay and he’s also fast asleep right now. Seriously, men! Oh, but Mom, there’s this other guy on our trip, Will. He’s so cute. But don’t worry he’s way too old for me and I think he has the hots for Suzy anyway, Kelly’s assistant.
    Then there’s Mark. He seems quite nice , but he’s quiet so I haven’t spoken to him much. He’s a photographer for National Geographic. He keeps himself to himself. There’s a couple of older guys from the museum too, Wilfred and Josef. It’s so funny, they’re both so old and they’re like brothers, but they’re not! They bicker and squabble like little boys, but they’re as old as Dad. I haven’t had much to do with them really. They’re always reading or talking about stuff so I don’t want to disturb them. Suzy and Rasmus tend to look out for me the most. Suzy is so cool and beautiful and she even has her own apartment in New York. Oh Mom, this trip is going to be amazing, I’m going to learn so much. I’ll totally