Old Man and the Sea

The waves crashed over the railing of the ship as I moved the large sensor out into the ocean. How did a person who gets motion sick in the back seat of a car, end up on a research ship in the ocean? It all started after losing the No Reservations travel contest.

Last April, I took on a new job at a research center that studies river-to-ocean science. The center hired me to be there web/marketing coordinator. One of the jobs included producing videos for the web. Well wouldn't you know, they wanted me to go on a research cruise and document life aboard. The idea was to capture the human factor about working and living at sea for two weeks. I thought it would be an interesting and fun adventure.

Except for the fact that I get seasick. Thank goodness one of the staff told me about the seasickness "patch" you can get from you doctor. It is suppose to help prevent seasickness. You put it on before you depart and change it every couple of days. I ordered enough to last a month. (Better safe then sorry.)

Below is a video of me attempting to put on the emergency suit in under 60 seconds:



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