The Indian God seems more popular in these days. You hardly have any
chance to kiss his toes anymore. We were there, Eric, Mike and Selina.
None of us had a chance as 100s young kids were kissing the toes and
laughing. We only wished to have a smooth crossing the Drake Passage that
seems less important than their wish to have a health and wealth future.
We also have seasick pills which seems more effective than any gods.
Eric does not know if he will get seasick because he never had a cruise in
the sea. Mike was sick under 15-m waves. Selina is sensitive to motion
and will get sick. Me? 100% for sure I will get sick. Many scientists
quit sea-going oceanography because of seasickness. Teaching people how to
deal with seasickness is always challenging because everyone is different.
Also there are different pills, Dramamine, Bonine, patches and
Promethazine. One time I had a friend who was so sick. Like a man sinking
in the water, he tried to grab any rope, and used Bonine, promethazine and
patch at the same time. The drugs made him sicker than the seasickness.
We all decided to take pills last night so that we will be drugged today
before sailing. It was hard to get up in the morning due to drug, legs
were so soft, and the brain just did not want to work. All these were
uncomfortable, but 100% better than getting seasick. It is hard to think
in those old days without seasick pills, how did those seamen survive?
Maybe we were just too wimpy.
The Research Vessel Ice Breaker (RVIB) N.B. Palmer left at 12:30 pm today.
We are going through Magellan Channel and then heading to the South. No
one knows the weather in front of us. How much do you believe any weather
forecasts? The weather forecast in the Drake Passage is probably easier
than the recent storms at Wall Street.
We had a whole day of meetings from the safety to science which were
actually very painful. After you take the seasick pills, it is very hard
to keep from falling to sleep. Tomorrow afternoon, we will be in the Drake
Passage. We will see how big the waves will be. The chemicals from
seasick pill have been circulating in our blood and we are ready for any
waves.
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