Kwells at the ready!

[carolyn]

i think/hope I'm a good sailor but it looks like that claim may be tested today on the Cap Finistere from Bilbao to Portsmouth. Thanks to @DBK I can study those shipping forecsts in detail which for a map lover is bliss, will there be an exam and will I get a certificate please?
At least the weekend celebrations should happen now so please keep all paired organs crossed for Nick and I, as one of my old bosses used to say.

 

[DBK]

Best to check the ferry is sailing - there will be a few cancellations I think. This is the current chart. Force 9 or even 10 in Biscay.

 

[Petehvan]

I was told by my brother who was at sea for 32 years that if you lie on your bunk but keep your ears off the pillow you will not be sick. It has worked for me.

 

[MikeD]

The CF is approaching Bilbao and looks like it will dock on time.

But yes I suspect you will have a interesting crossing.

Lots of Kwells for me. I am the worst sailor ever

 

[carolyn]

Best to check the ferry is sailing - there will be a few cancellations I think. This is the current chart. Force 9 or even 10 in Biscay.

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I am driving myself and Nick mad checking! We are at Haro, we were surprised it left Portsmouth so won’t be surprised if it’s cancelled but will be disappointed as I have been promised a large box of fancy Hotel Chocolate chocolates as part of the celebrations as I don’t drink, obviously missing the children is the important bit she says hurriedly. This is supposed to be our Christmas as Matthew is starting work for St Mungos the homeless charity on Monday and as the new boy he will be working Christmas.

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[robnchris]

Head for the bow window, get a pack of ginger biscuits, keep an eye on the horizon if you feel queasy, it's a big ferry so should be fine.

 

[RioRob]

I once sailed across Biscay when it was gusting to 58 knots which was a bit exciting, particularly as we were in a 53ft yacht under sail at night.
Didn't have time to get sick!

 

[BobtheBass]

Easy solution to sea sickness, works every time. Stand under a tree.

 

[wiljoy]

We are on the Portsmouth to Bilbao ferry now. We dock in 2 hours thank God. It was our worst crossing ever. Lockdown on board with upto 7 metre waves. Climbed into bed at 4pm and managed to stand up at 7am. Taken every tablet nothing worked. Saved a fortune on food. Good luck.

 

[hilldweller]

The only way I'd do that crossing is in a submarine.

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[Tea Bag]

Lots of Kwells for me. I am the worst sailor ever

Hi.
Panto voice............... OH NO YOUR NOT!!!!!. I would sooner WALK back to Portugal than put one foot on ANY ferry going across the Bay of Biscuits....
While i am on a roll,may i suggest that anyone wanting to lose weight,should fly Arab Emirates long haul (Steerage class). The food ? you will be offered,will make you go fasting for 40 days and 40 nights (Sure beats Weight watchers and Slimming world)
Tea Bag.
PS. A/Emirates should be reported to Trading Standards,the flight attendants are not the ladies as shown on the TV adverts......

 

[carolyn]

We are on the Portsmouth to Bilbao ferry now. We dock in 2 hours thank God. It was our worst crossing ever. Lockdown on board with upto 7 metre waves. Climbed into bed at 4pm and managed to stand up at 7am. Taken every tablet nothing worked. Saved a fortune on food. Good luck.

Thank you, we’ve been told we are delayed an hour and a half, I presume to clean up! I am still half expecting it to be cancelled. If it had been cancelled yesterday we could have whizzed up through France and made it home in time, never mind, watch this space...

 

[SpeedyDux]

Nowadays I can't take Kwells or similar brands for medical reasons (you need to read the instructions carefully) so Chunnel or nothing unless very calm seas.

I shudder when I remember an awful fast catamaran crossing when even the duty free shop closed because the bottles were flying off the shelves - literally.

5 hours of hell and grimness.

 

[carolyn]

I am a big baby about being sick and always said that if I'd suffered pregnancy sickness Claire would have been an only child, we ended up with three so clearly I was OK. If I get seasick then that will be it for the ferry and we will be using the tunnel from now on. I plan all our trips and just point Nick in the right direction, hopefully he wouldn't notice until it was too late!

 

[wiljoy]

Thank you, we’ve been told we are delayed an hour and a half, I presume to clean up! I am still half expecting it to be cancelled. If it had been cancelled yesterday we could have whizzed up through France and made it home in time, never mind, watch this space...

The return crossing may be calmer. It appears they'll only cancel ferries these days if there's no water to sail on. It was very bad when we left Portsmouth and was amazed it sailed.

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[mfw]

If you are worried about being sick have an egg sandwich that will help empty the stomach out

 

[nicholsong]

I once sailed across Biscay when it was gusting to 58 knots which was a bit exciting, particularly as we were in a 53ft yacht under sail at night.
Didn't have time to get sick!

Well reefed down I hope and still making way over the ground - not many places to run to in S. Biscay. At least she was a 53 footer, but not a place to be by choice.

 

[Millcourt]

The last time we sailed across Biscay, SWMBO and I had a very gentle crossing and needed to motor much of the way rather than sail. Elsewhere we have experienced some terrifying winds - the worst getting caught in 62 Kts of wind which blew out the mainsail.....and this was in spite of a benign weather forecast when we left port!

As we have got older we have become somewhat less courageous as sailors - hence our transition to motor-homing, but we still manage some sailing.

When we have visitors onboard who are feeling somewhat seasick, I explain that we have 3 remedies.

The first is to put them on the helm. In the fresh air and concentrating on steering a course, as well as seeing the horizon, this often works.

The second "cure" is to get them to lie down in the forward cabin with a bucket into which to be sick. The theory being that up front you get the most violent motion and slamming into the waves, so being sick soon follows and after a sleep they are able to resume crewing duties.

The third is to take a "very special" sea sickness tablet. This actually an Aludrox tablet about the size of an old half-crown piece and is usually chewed to alleviate the symptoms of indigestion. However, I explain that this "Sea Sickness" tablet can not be taken orally, as if you are sick it will not be effective. It is therefore necessary for me to administer it as a suppository! So far, I have never needed to do so and it seems to work as a miracle cure for sea sickness!!!!!

All our recent Biscay crossings have been with the MoHo using Brittany Ferries and we have been lucky not to have encountered bad weather conditions.

 

[hilldweller]

It is therefore necessary for me to administer it as a suppository!.

When I was praying for death on the Stavanger ferry I managed to stagger down to reception and asked for anything for a peaceful end, the girl game me this large capsule and said "you must not put it in the mouth, do you understand ?".

After failing to stick it up my nose, I did the right thing and, oh boy, within minutes I was full of life and fit as a fiddle.

 

[carolyn]

Apparently it was rough but it seemed OK, definitely been on worse so off for a fry up, hurrah.I am a good sailor or Cap Finistere is a good ship, maybe both. Alternatively I am well 'ard and you lot are a load of wimps!

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[busby]

Hi.
Panto voice............... OH NO YOUR NOT!!!!!. I would sooner WALK back to Portugal than put one foot on ANY ferry going across the Bay of Biscuits....
While i am on a roll,may i suggest that anyone wanting to lose weight,should fly Arab Emirates long haul (Steerage class). The food ? you will be offered,will make you go fasting for 40 days and 40 nights (Sure beats Weight watchers and Slimming world)
Tea Bag.
PS. A/Emirates should be reported to Trading Standards,the flight attendants are not the ladies as shown on the TV adverts......

We must be very lucky,,Sailed back from Bilbao on 27th, not a bad crossing at all. We have crossed about 20 times now and only had one iffy crossing and that was back in the days of P and O. Only use it in winter..BUSBY

 

[Spriddler]

If you are worried about being sick have an egg sandwich that will help empty the stomach out

I recommend strawberry jam sandwiches.
They taste the same coming up as they do going down.

Sea-sickness has two phases:
First phase you think you're going to die. Second phase, you wish you had.

 

[Spriddler]

I once sailed across Biscay when it was gusting to 58 knots which was a bit exciting, particularly as we were in a 53ft yacht under sail at night.

Cuh! You were lucky. The last time I crossed the Atlantic on a pedalo...........

 

[golly]

I worked for a few years as medic on pipe laying barges an then on the Ekofisk complex in the north sea. If the choppers couldnt fly we went out by suppy vessel. I have never been so ill in my life, havnt been on a boat since

 

[Sheddy]

Apparently it was rough but it seemed OK, definitely been on worse so off for a fry up, hurrah.I am a good sailor or Cap Finistere is a good ship, maybe both. Alternatively I am well 'ard and you lot are a load of wimps!

Thinking of you both, sat here in the sun getting ready to wander up to the terrace for sundowners with the gang.

Enjoy your time with the family and see you in February.
Cheers
Ed

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[carolyn]

Thinking of you both, sat here in the sun getting ready to wander up to the terrace for sundowners with the gang.

Enjoy your time with the family and see you in February.
Cheers
Ed

Thank you, looks like the weather is now glorious in Beni bah humbug! See you all in a couple of months, enjoy yourselves.

 

[Spriddler]

.. the weather is now glorious in Beni bah humbug!

In Beni bah humbug? I must admit I've never really fancied Morocco.

 

[Podney]

@carolyn , my local chemist wouldn’t sell me Kwells when I asked for them a few years ago,he said they are not allowed to for those over 60. I had previously bought them elsewhere and never had a problem doing so,despite being over that age.

Of course,you are still young and have ages to go before you get to that age but just letting you (and others) know in loads of time.

 

[hilldweller]

,he said they are not allowed to for those over 60.

Oooo-errrr. I should be dead then. But I'm not.

 

[carolyn]

@carolyn , my local chemist wouldn’t sell me Kwells when I asked for them a few years ago,he said they are not allowed to for those over 60. I had previously bought them elsewhere and never had a problem doing so,despite being over that age.

Of course,you are still young and have ages to go before you get to that age but just letting you (and others) know in loads of time.

Just being over 60 is not a contraindication in itself, however hyoscine can interact with all sorts of other pills and potions that are prescribed with increasing frequency as you get older. At the moment I am under 60 anyway and even when I hit that magic age unless I have suddenly developed glaucoma, heart problems or magically grown a prostate or developed gastrointestinal problems I will continue to take Kwells. You are right to be cautious though. I am a retired GP so I'm not being cavalier.

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