I know it's off the subject but.....When I was in the Navy, a friend of mine
had a theory that if you ate apples prior to sailing you would avoid
seasickness. We left Jervis Bay (NSW south coast) one morning on our first
day at sea and ran into the mother of all swells. He promptly ran to the
leeward side and threw up diced apple. My experience with seasickness (14
years in the grey funnel line) is that anyone tells you they don't get
seasick, just hasn't experienced the right conditions!
Cheers
Alastair
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-----Original Message-----
From: jilldening
Sent: Wednesday, 3 April 2002 11:16
To: Karen Pearson; Birding Aus
Subject: Pelagic Trip I wish I didn't
Hi All,
I went on the last seabird trip out of Southport, SEQld. It was my first
trip, and I wondered how to manage the seasickness aspect. I followed advice
and took nothing, as I don't have a history of travel sickness. I was sick,
but I still think it was good advice. You have to find out how your own body
responds.
I felt sick for a short while, then suddenly it hit me, I threw up very
neatly over the side, and immediately felt wonderful. I didn't regard the
seasickness as much of an issue. Just a bit more than blowing my nose.
The birds were great. Getting up in the middle of the night, driving for a
couple of hours, being stuck on a boat in the middle of the ocean is not my
idea of fun, but it's the only way to see the birds.
Cheers,
Jill
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Jill Dening
Sunshine Coast, Qld
26º 51' 152º 56'
Ph (07) 5494 0994
> From: "Karen Pearson" <>
> Reply-To: "Karen Pearson" <>
> Date: Wed, 3 Apr 2002 08:57:11 +1000
> After my last pelagic trip, while watching one poor girl be very ill, I
did
> wonder whether first-timers should be advised to play it safe and
> automatically medicate rather than risk spoiling a day out on the water.
Once
> you are sick it is usually too late for any action.
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