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the Norwegian Coastal Voyage
Nov. 17th, 2004 04:46 pmIntermission: seafaring
The Hurtigrute is a good choice of cruise for those who are not great sailors. Some prefer to sail because they do not like flying, but as many or more don't like to sail because of that old sailor's enemy: seasickness. Some of us get it, some don't. It is possible to beat it using willpower. Well, at least for some people - I managed. On one of my early crossings to the Isle of Man, at 13 or so, I was as sick as a dog, and not only was I extremely sorry for myself, I was deeply ashamed and annoyed as well. I'd sailed before without problems. So, knowing that I would be doing this trip a lot – cheap flights were nonexistent in the early '80s – I made sure that next time I kept myself as overstimulated as I could. I brought books and magazines, I brought music on a portable cassette recorder – no personal stereos in those days – I brought the state of the art in computer games, circa 1981: Pocket Simon. (I probably still have that somewhere; I daresay it's a collectors' item today.)
And, you know, it worked. I never got bored or tired and as I never had time to dwell on the motion of the ship, I didn't get sick - and I have been pretty much immune ever since.
This was put to the test once we made it to the north coast of Norway.
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The Hurtigrute is a good choice of cruise for those who are not great sailors. Some prefer to sail because they do not like flying, but as many or more don't like to sail because of that old sailor's enemy: seasickness. Some of us get it, some don't. It is possible to beat it using willpower. Well, at least for some people - I managed. On one of my early crossings to the Isle of Man, at 13 or so, I was as sick as a dog, and not only was I extremely sorry for myself, I was deeply ashamed and annoyed as well. I'd sailed before without problems. So, knowing that I would be doing this trip a lot – cheap flights were nonexistent in the early '80s – I made sure that next time I kept myself as overstimulated as I could. I brought books and magazines, I brought music on a portable cassette recorder – no personal stereos in those days – I brought the state of the art in computer games, circa 1981: Pocket Simon. (I probably still have that somewhere; I daresay it's a collectors' item today.)
And, you know, it worked. I never got bored or tired and as I never had time to dwell on the motion of the ship, I didn't get sick - and I have been pretty much immune ever since.
This was put to the test once we made it to the north coast of Norway.
( Read more... )
