Should have taken Dramamine

Should have. No, I didn't lose my lunch. And thank you for wishing that
I had. Spent the first fours of last night trying to stay in my bed and
trying to make my dinner stay in me. The ship was rolling side to side
about 35 degrees for a while, as we were going fast, trying to outrun a
storm. On many occasions I had to grab the bed to keep myself from being
thrown onto the floor. The rest of the time was spent trying o sleep
while being rolled side to side about every ten seconds. Did I tell you
that ships made for icebreaking don't have the best hull shape for
open-water stability? I finally managed to scoot my mattress to the side
and wedge my leg and hip between the wall and the mattress so I wouldn't
roll around as much. Thankfully, the waves died down after 3 and I was
able to get to sleep. I think I managed to get five hours of sleep or so.
Tonight, I'm definitely going to take dramamine, both so I don't get
seasick, and so that it knocks me out.
Sometime in the night we passed through the Unimak pass from the Bering
sea into the Gulf of Alaska. Just that much closer to Kodiak. No more
ice, seals, walrus, whales, or science work. Kind of sad, but also really
anxious to get back to the world. It's coming soon.
Steve