Live Antarctica Trip Report

[chff]

Do they work well?

It's like the cocktail from COVID, you try a few, and you become the statistic from the study that none works

[moish]

Do they work well?

For some (many?), it worked perfectly, no ill effects whatsoever

[Something Fishy]

For some (many?), it worked perfectly, no ill effects whatsoever

On the way down, sure. For the return most people were quite seasick.

I'll obviously cover this is more detail in the next segment.

[moish]

On the way down, sure. For the return most people were quite seasick.

Maybe take a poll? Those that were seasick certainly made more noise

[Something Fishy]

Those that were seasick certainly made more noise

Dan tells me I was vomiting so loudly he heard it past his noise-cancelling headphones

[moish]

[quote author=moish link=topic=99236.msg2235835#msg2235835 date=158792924Those that were seasick certainly made more noise


Dan tells me I was vomiting so loudly he heard it past his noise-cancelling headphones

Lol, there you go

[Yehoshua]

That's where anti seasick meds come in

Maybe. I've never had good luck with Dramamine for example. I usually get so sick that I'm vomiting until there's nothing left, but maybe there something I don't know about.

[Yehoshua]

A little too well... once we got back to port, it felt like the dry land was shaking, and the ship had been stable. 

Apparently that's a common side affect of cruising. I know someone who had that feeling for over a week starting 3 days after he got back to land. Nothing he could do besides lie down and wait.

[chff]

Dramamine

What's that?



The drake require more serious stuff then Dramamine

[Yehoshua]

What's that?



The drake require more serious stuff then Dramamine

[Traveler718]

Maybe. I've never had good luck with Dramamine for example. I usually get so sick that I'm vomiting until there's nothing left, but maybe there something I don't know about.

Dramamine doesn't stand a chance in the Drake. Almost all of us were wearing prescription-only patches called scopalomine behind our ears. It's quite powerful and can have some minorly unpleasant side effects. Some in our group wore their patches throughout (you have to replace them every few days), while I only wore on the way across the Drake and back, to minimize side effects.

Others wore those wristbands, and others took Dramomine and a bunch of other similar meds. The on-ship doctor had some meds that many in our group used as well. B"H I held up pretty well with the scopalomine patches, but others in the group weren't as fortunate.

Even worse was that the return through the Shake was on the 24-hour Asara b'Teves. Many in the group had heterim to fast for shorter periods of time, but almost all who attempted to eat paid the price. I'll leave it to @Something Fishy to tell it as only he can...

[lubaby]

Even worse was that the return through the Shake was on the 24-hour Asara b'Teves. Many in the group had heterim to fast for shorter periods of time, but almost all who attempted to eat paid the price. I'll leave it to @Something Fishy to tell it as only he can...

Hopefully he can make it work without pictures 

[Something Fishy]

Hopefully he can make it work without pictures 

I'm putting together a compilation of video clips for this one.

Problem is, editing it is making me nauseous 

[Yehoshua]

I'm putting together a compilation of video clips for this one.

Problem is, editing it is making me nauseous 

Lol, can't wait to read it and watch them.

[EliJelly]

Back outside, a leopard seal had gotten comfortable near the penguins:

You didn't manage to capture a kill? Leopard seal snatching a penguin is a rare sight.

[EliJelly]

It actually doesn't look like a leopard seal, sure it is?

[Something Fishy]

It actually doesn't look like a leopard seal, sure it is?

That definitely is NOT a leopard seal - it's an elephant seal.

The only leopard seal of the trip was spotted on Shabbos, so no go on that for our group.

Fixed the typo, thanks.

[moish]

Maybe. I've never had good luck with Dramamine for example. I usually get so sick that I'm vomiting until there's nothing left, but maybe there something I don't know about.

When I went shark cage diving they recommended taking motion sickness meds. I thought that meant dramamine. I felt sick the whole time.
However with scop patches and/or promethazine, it was as if I was on dry land

[moish]

The only leopard seal of the trip was spotted on Shabbos, so no go on that for our group.

FWIU, the kayakars saw a leopard seal

[Yehoshua]

When I went shark cage diving they recommended taking motion sickness meds. I thought that meant dramamine. I felt sick the whole time.
However with scop patches and/or promethazine, it was as if I was on dry land

Cool. Good to know.