Iceman? I don't think so!

My previous posts have tried to convey the growing excitement that I'm feeling. However, other emotions are rising to the surface as well. Top of the list is nervousness and here's why:

1. Two days ago it was 1degC outside. I felt cold scraping the ice off the car, yet 1degC is going to be a ‘hot’ day in Antarctica, one where I might even contemplate running outside in only my boxer shorts, to have an ice bath!
2. Five per cent of people who have spent time in the Polar Regions or other isolated areas required professional mental health care, while up to 60 per cent may suffer from various psychological symptoms, such as depression, sleeplessness and anxiety, "and also difficulty getting along with their fellow expeditioners — a bit more irritable, a bit more angry, a bit more sensitive." – Dr. Lawrence Palinkas, University of California http://www.cbc.ca/canada/north/story/2007/07/31/polar-health.html
3. The temperature at Halley station yesterday was -25degC (including wind chill). Halley is on the coast, I’m going inland. Temperatures at an inland base (Vostock) were -48degC NOT including wind chill!
4. For four weeks I won't be eating any fresh produce. Can I get scurvy because of that?
5. I haven’t packed yet.
6. I am ignorant of many of the risks.