Here's the fix people, no need to go out on a silly old boat and get
seasick.
Set your scope up on the top of the nearest cliff, make a noise like a
continental
shelf, and the birds will come to you.
I'm Tex the Mex, you know it makes sense !
Mex.
Subject: Pelagic Trip I wish I didn't
> Hi
> For those of us who do suffer seasickness there is a non drug
> alternative that I have tried with some success - my 12 year old daughter
> has also used these to combat car sickness. It is a pair of wrist bands
one
> wears and the principle is based on acu-pressure.
> They are adjustable via velcro and there is a half 'button' on the
> inside that one fits between the tendons on the inside of the wrist. I
> believe they are available thru chemists and are relatively cheap and
> re-usable. I can't swear they will ALWAYS work or work on EVERYONE, but
it's
> worth a try .............. and saves that 'blocked up' feeling I have
> experienced with some drugs such as Quells!
>
> Colin
> Brisbane
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: jilldening
> Sent: Wednesday, 3 April 2002 11:16 AM
> To: Karen Pearson; Birding Aus
> Subject: Re: [BIRDING-AUS] 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
>
>
> --
> 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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