Oh dear! We were at Captain Jack's hostel in Portobello, the Caribbean side of Panama, and I met a nice sea dog called Terry and his crew and managed to wangle my way onto his catamaran called Double Diamond. Such a great crew and what a beauty of a boat; huge and flat and luxurious!! 42 ft long. If I could sail around in a 38ft Catamaran, I might consider buying a second hand one in a few years. Except I hate the idea of being in open seas in a storm....
....the plot thickens; I meet another sea dog at Captain Jack's and he invites us on a little yacht trip, 5$US per head for a spin in the yacht and lunch. Sounds good to me and a great opportunity to test our sea legs and stomachs. Bad idea. Very bad idea. I take an anti-sickness pill 1/2 an hour b4 we leave. I am feeling fine in the bay. I then feel a bit anxious as the sails go up and we exit the bay into open water. Uli has a grin on his face - he loves sailing - yet, to my eye he is a curious tinge of yellow.
A little while later, I have popped some Ativan, still feeling fearfull but not sick, now Uli is turning green.
We both end up at the stern of the boat feeding the fish, over and over again. Poor Uli suffered more than me. I had moments of respite, whereas he stayed at the stern, head buried in arms for most of the trip. My poor darling; it is just awful when you can't help someone.
Once we returned to Harvey, we went to bed and stayed their til the next morning!
What did I learn?
* still scared of open sea
* being sea sick is like hell on earth, but worse because it is at sea
* be prepared; have bought some Stugeron Forte and we will take it as stated by anufacturers
* in the moment of being sea-sick, this eclipses open-water anxiety!
* Valium plus ani-emetics makes you feel lousy in the head for about 2 days afterwards
I am going to see if I can still fly to Columbia!
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