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11th December 2007

Seasickness and getting through the Drake

Many of us are seasick, including me.  I’ve spent the entire day in bed, with
one excursion out on deck and lunch.  Alben, my room attendant, has really been
looking for me.  Most people around me did not make it up for the Captain’s
dinner.  I like the fact that they have the lectures and events covered on
Channel 2 TV in your room, so if you’re too sick to make it up to deck, you can
still watch the television.  However, you know when you’re really sick because
you don’t want to talk, write, photograph, videograph, or watch any TV for that
matter.   Thus the brief notes above, it was all I could muster up considering
the circumstances.

The swells in the ocean have gotten increasingly more intense.  For those of
you who have cruised in rough seas, perhaps you don’t deal with the intensity
for so long.  I think eventually, regardless of how strong your body is, you
have the likelihood to get seasick on this trip.  Seasickness can come in
different forms - it’s not always a form of elimination - in fact you’ll begin
to wish you could actually get “sick” because you just want the “sickness” out
of you.

When you get up to go to the bathroom, or consider going for a walk, you are
often slammed into your door while going through Drake Passage.  Doors are
slamming everywhere in people’s cabins - not the cabin door, but bathroom and
cabinet doors.  You secure them only for them to open up under a bad swell.

If you do venture outside for a little fresh air, you will begin to see the
birds in the area follow your ship’s wake, which has become increasingly icy
blue.  This is apparently plankton, krill, or something (I’m still learning and
since I’ve missed the lecture.) and you can see the birds diving into the wake
and surrounding waters to pick up on the activity below.

Taking pictures of these birds doesn’t really excite me, like some
ornithologists (bird watchers) and naturalists.  Or, it’s because I’m too
seasick to care about them.

Okay, let’s hope for a good night - the end of Drake Passage, a safe journey
into the islands in the morning.  It’s supposed to be better around 7 a.m. - I
personally am praying and hoping it will be.

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