Waves, Seasickness and Lots of Stuff Falling

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  Puerto Natales, Chile
Saturday, March 8, 2008

I hang out with all the peeps again today but it's nice outside and it's cool being able to sit out on the deck soaking up the scenery. We get to see a huge glacier and some icebergs today which look cold and jagged just like some of my ex-girlfriends. I hit up the bathroom to take a shower and as I am shaving in the sink I see a guy go from the stall straight into the shower with all his clothes on. What the hell is going on? Like, he didn't even have a towel or soap or anything. Like did he just shit himself? This is quite perplexing and I really want to understand but it will forever be a mystery like why DVD cases are so big and not the same size as CD cases (maybe so you don't get the two confused in case your music and movie collection are jumbled together, who knows). The showers are a bit retarded as you have to push this handle in and then water will come out of the shower head but only for like 10 seconds and then you have to push the handle again and then 10 seconds later you have to push the handle etc, it's a bit repetitive and dumb, sort of like dating or your job.

We attend a lecture in the cafeteria on glaciers and although you could tell the so called expert knew about as much about glaciers as I know about Feng Shui or how Brendan Fraser can still get lead roles it doesn't mean that you should ask questions that you already know the answers to which this one jag totally does. I fucking hate people that ask questions when they already know the answer and when you answer the question to the best of your ability they tell you that you are wrong and then proceed to explain in painstaking detail the correct answer.

Chillin on the deck

If you already knew then why ask jackfuck. People like this just want everyone to think that they are smart. Seriously, get a better reason to exist. People like this should be thrown overboard after having their legs and arms cut off. In the middle of the guy's question and answer routine with himself I get up to leave. What a stroke.

Since the beginning of this boat trip we have been sailing through fjords and in between islands which allow for smoother waters and therefore smoother sailing. But not we are heading out to the open ocean and one of the deckhands comes on the PA system and tells everyone to take their seasickness pills now. Sarah and I are like we don't need no stupid seasickness pills and we decide just to tough it out. We think we are complete badasses for about 20 minutes until we can't stand it anymore and tell Gill "Please, Please give us some seasickness pills, NOW". Holy crap, I can't believe how much this boat is rolling and how my stomach feels like is in my throat and how my head feels like I just watched a Real World marathon. The waves are enormous and as I am sitting out on the deck I see the line of the boat tilt at about a 35 degree angle relative to the ocean. We decide to play another game of holdem in the bar area and as we are sitting there a huge wave rolls past and shit everywhere falls including drinks which was a bit tough to bear. A rack full of maps falls on this lady's head which was pretty funny and I start laughing but then I almost fall off my chair as another wave hits and then I laugh even harder since I only almost fell off.

My foot sticking out of my not so large bunk

I finally win the poker game but it took awhile since cards, drinks and chairs were sliding to and fro. It's crazy trying to walk as you will be walking downhill for a few seconds and then suddenly you are walking uphill and you have to keep shifting your weight as not to fall off balance. It's hilarious watching people walk while simultaneously crashing into stuff and it's actually sort of fun like being in a Wacky House at a carnival. But the fun only lasts for so long and then it becomes a bit annoying because the rolling never stops and there is nothing you can do to avoid it.

Only about half of the people go to dinner tonight as most of the passengers are probably laying in bed already. It was quite the task to carry your tray full of food back to your table and a lot of the passengers had to have the crew members carry their tray for them. Poor Karen couldn't stomach it and got sick earlier and is laying in bed and I admit I don't see myself staying up too late tonight as the sooner I lie down the better I will feel. As we are eating dinner a topic of conversation starts up concerning TV shows and Andy who is English asks me if I have ever seen Dr. Who and since I didn't quite hear what he said I reply with "Doctor Who?". Everyone laughs their asses off since it was so retardedly funny. I finally go to bed at 9pm which is insanely early but lying down really helps and my head finally starts to feel somewhat normal. I get up at like 1am to take a wiz and as I am walking down the hall I totally lose my balance as a big wave comes crashing in and I basically slam into the side of these two people's bunk bed and totally wake them up. My bad.

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