--- Doug Franklin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: << Actually, I'm not sure I'd ever be able to do it at all. >>
Don't give up so easily on your dream :-)! I know a lot of people who are prone to seasickness but still will not be deterred from travelling by sea. Many people find great relief from the pressure bands and if they don't work for you, the OTC medication meclizene is highly effective. (Most liners and cruise ships will supply it free if you're seasick.) And if neither of those works, you can always go down to the surgery to get "the shot". I'm not exactly sure what it is but apparently it puts you to sleep for about six hours and then you will be fine for days to come. Apparently the shot will completely cure even the worst mal de mer though it is rarely necessary to resort to such measures. Personally, I have never encountered even the slightest bit of seasickness - some of us are just immune to it. The worst weather I've ever encountered was last August 2005 crossing the North Sea from Rotterdam to Oslo. It was an overnight passage and I would say that at one point the seas reached around 40 ft as we had waves washing up on to the boat deck of the ROTTERDAM (http://www.hollandamerica.com/cruiseships/Rotterdam). And no, I don't mean spray; I'm talking green water here! I thought it was rather fun but probably some of the other 1,800 or so passengers and crew aboard were not thrilled at the prospect! Anyhow, all this fuss about rough seas is a bit overblown I suspect; no doubt I am not the only one who has been through serious turbulence while flying. I am not at all a nervous flyer but nonetheless my comfort level in very rough weather at sea is definitely higher than in very rough weather in the air! New Doug __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
