Rough day at sea 2/2/09

Today was a rough day. We were supposed to be in Morocco, but instead I woke up to find us several hours from Casablanca. For some reason, I was also very homesick today. Moreover, the ocean was VERY rough today, for the first time. The ship was rolling like crazy, and I felt motion sick the whole day. I went to eat lunch at 1300, after taking my meclizine, but I ate quickly and came back to my room and passed out again, because I felt very sick. I spent most of the day in bed, until dinner, when I felt a little better and went upstairs.First, I ordered a ginger ale, which really helped, and played cards with Achal. They were showing the Season 5 premier of Lost, but it just looked really weird, and the quality wasn’t too great, so I decided I would watch it later. Then we ate dinner, and I went back to my room to update my blog. Soon, I heard the captain announce on the PA that we were arriving in Casablanca soon, but told us that there were huge (15 foot) swells at the entrance to the port, so the ship was going to rock like crazy. Sure enough, about 10 minutes later, it began. For about 5 minutes, the ship rolled back and forth like CRAZY. Books were flying off my desk, glasses were sliding back and forth, and drawers were opening and closing. I quickly ran around my room and secured all loose items that were valuable (e.g. my camera). I went to sit in my bed right as we caught a huge swell (probably around 20 feet), and almost went headfirst into my window. The ship tilted almost 15-20 degrees. After several minutes, it was finally over. It was pretty intense, and everyone on the ship was running around talking about it. Then, I came back to my room (I went out to see us pull into the port) and finished up my blog, which took about 3 hours. And here I am now, typing these last few words. It is currently 2220, so I need to pack and go to sleep by 2300, so I can wake up tomorrow by 0700. Our trip tomorrow departs at 0800, so I will be away from the computer for a while. Our trip goes to Marrakesh on Tuesday, and then goes to Essaouria and Safi along the Moroccan coast, before returning to Casablanca on Thursday, when we depart for a 9 day trip to Walvis Bay, Namibia. I will try to access wifi in Marrakech, and get in touch with some of you via Skype/AIM/Facebook. Alright, everyone, take care, and I will update this blog with my tales of Morocco in 3 days time. Until then, this is Yash signing out.