On shaky ground
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| A decent wind, the captain called it. But for an unprepared landlubber it almost seemed like a devastating sea that threatened to eat you up and spit you out. During a naval exercise you may encounter all different kinds of trouble, and for this journalist Sorbet Royal was no exception. In the ongoing quest for more news from the participating units, she defied the small laps on Kattegat, and let her self be transported to four of the major ships participating in the exercise. In order to go first to GEOFJORD, then BELOS, DOLORES and GUNNAR SEIDENFADEN she and a couple of the other guests used one of the Naval Bases small motor boats, which on the lively surface of Kattegat jumps up and down like an amusement in Tivoli. Ten minutes passed by before the ships aggressive movements began to produce a little wind in the stomach. Before half an hour had passed, the forecast were set to a strong gale, and within the hour a hurricane raged in there. The pains of seasickness are known to most people who spent time on the ocean, so even a tough old salt is taking this very uncomfortable and hair-raising condition very seriously. On the roundtrip it already helped with a more softly rocking vessel such as the big GEOFJORD beneath the feet, and when we got to BELOS it had gone so far, that some of the Swedish crispbread was able to be swallowed - and actually stayed down, accompanied by bucket loads of cold water. And there was no lack of good advice, which shall be passed on at once. To defend yourself against seasickness, you can take certain tablets, which however must be swallowed preferably an hour or two before the start of the ride. There also exists plasters to be placed behind the ears, certain bracelets, which affects the balancing system through the veins on the wrists and some hardy old salts claims that chew tobacco has a certain preventive affect on seasickness. But once you are struck by it, sucking a lemon, drinking lots of cold water and eating crispbread are not to be despised. Remember it well!! From a hard tried journalist on the job.
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