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Choppy Waters

If you're going out on a boat and not used to be on Alaskan waters, please take motion sickness pills if there's even a small chance you get seasick. It will make your trip to see whales, glaciers and wildlife much more enjoyable. I'm not just saying this for you, but for the rest of us who have to be on that boat with you. We went on a whale watching cruise on a day where Resurrection Bay looked calm and glassy. When the captain mentioned getting sick and how to please do it downwind, people laughed because the water didn't look capable of making anyone queasy. Including Bobby and myself, there were about 20 passengers on this boat...the first got sick 20 minutes into the 4 hour tour. A few more went down when we reached Cape Resurrection and the swells were making it difficult to stand. Most couldn't keep their lunch down after the captain cut the motor and turned into his own wake to view a gray whale. As we neared the harbor on the way back, only 4 of us were left standing. The deck had to be washed down with buckets of water and when the boat's motor was cut, all you heard was people getting sick off the side of the boat. It wasn't warm and by this time it was raining but we had to stay outside because the cabin was like an infirmary. Everyone in there looked miserable. I personally can't stand when babies spit up and really can't tolerate hearing people get sick so rather than being able to enjoy the last half hour, I had to concentrate on not listening to the seasick passengers and finding a clean place to stand. There are motion sickness pills available for purchase inside the offices of the tour companies as well as at the grocery store...PLEASE get some if there's any risk of getting sick.