Surviving Drake's Passage

Day 5
Friday, January 3rd
Steps taken: 4,007 (More steps are generally taken because I don't always have my Nintendo 3DS with me)

This was our first full day at sea and our main day of sailing through Drake's Passage.  I woke up around 7 a.m. feeling good despite the choppy and rough waters.  I got up, went to the bathroom and drank a bit of water.  I sat down again to read, however shortly after I felt my self growing nauseous.  It's funny because I never get sick or remotely sick on the water.  I love the water.  I am a sea dog.  I vomited a little bit of water and tried to relax.  I felt better temporarily, but the motion must have gotten to me again since I vomited a little more during the next ten minutes.  I occasionally get motion sickness when I'm in someone else's car and I've had stomach problems in the past, but I've always felt like a champion on water, so this was also psychologically unpleasant.

I laid down and napped for almost two hours.  I awoke to Dan knocking on my door.  I felt better so I decided to wander around the ship with him.  Scott wasn't feeling 100% either nor were about 25% of the passengers.  Many passengers had Dramamine patches behind their ears.  I did not consider that since I thought I was invincible on the water.  I still will not consider them since the rest of the day went smoother for me.

After walking around, drinking a cup of peppermint tea and some water, it was time for lunch.  I ate lighter than I normally would.

The rest of the day was filled with lectures (photography and about Antarctica), documentaries, photo taking (mostly open water, but also our first glacier), and socializing.

Dinner was a lamb dish and dessert was tiramisu.  The soup was cream of garlic.  It was light in flavor.  Another excellent meal.  Needless to say, you'll see that some of the best food I have eaten was while I was in Antarctica.  Life can surprise you in good ways despite some of the bad surprises such as getting seasick for the first time.