For those who are not sailors
I will try to explain a little of the process of ‘getting your sea
legs’...which really means getting your body system in sync with the motion of
your new world. This can be a gentle
process aided mostly by prevailing wind and wave action causing the somewhat
erratic movements your body is exposed to.
Sometimes, however, with bigger winds comes bigger seas and this can cause
conditions that can be uncomfortable at best and life altering at worst. Mal de Mar (motion sickness) affects
different ways and can be quite debilitating to the poor victim. There are different remedy fixes...including
the ‘patch’ which Kaija wore years ago and had bad side effects affecting her
vision. Other’s subscribe to a diet of
non greasy foods and others still are convinced if they just focus on the
horizon, from my experience, I can tell you...do whatever you can to avoid it...once you start down the slippery slope of the cold sweats...a lot of swallowing....closing your eyes and going fetal....regardless..as one who has experienced this side of sailing...it’s
not fun...however, thankfully for us...Kaija & I have developed our sea
legs sufficiently that we are not affected by the motion unless it is
severe...then all bets are off.
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Good stuff. It is interesting to read comments.
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