Remember the hurricane that we heard about when we were checking in on Day 1? You know, the hurricane that was supposed to be in Cabo San Lucas today? Luckily, since we were also supposed to be in Cabo, the Captain decided to re-route the trip. Instead of beginning our excursions in Cabo, we are heading straight for Puerto Vallarta and will make our way back up the coast of Mexico to Mazatlan with Cabo as our final destination. By doing this, it will put us behind the storm instead of in the center of it.
This sounds like a good plan until you think about cruising in Hurricane Jimena's aftermath. We wake up and feel the boat rocking. Back and forth. Back and forth. All. Day. Long. Nick doesn't really feel a thing, but I do. A lot of our fellow travelers do too, however.
The ship is a ghost town, but the staff has strategically placed barf bags around the ship for those brave enough to weather the storm (pun intended). Needless to say, I decide to stay in the cabin most of the day which, come to find out, is exactly what you are NOT supposed to do when you are sea sick. You are supposed to move around. You are supposed to get fresh air. You are supposed to stare off into the horizon. Surprisingly, none of these things come to mind when you have motion sickness. Instead, I opt for some cool acupuncture-like bracelets. 
Cool acupuncture-like bracelets that do nothing to curb motion sickness...
Mythbusters (and my wife confirmed) that ginger pills work fantastic to prevent motion sickness. No side effects and are easy to find in most drug stores near the supplement / vitamin aisle.
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Really? That is good to know! I made the false assumption that since I don't get sick on ski boats that I wouldn't get sick on a cruise ship, but apparently they are different! Also, I tend to avoid taking things because I worry about the side effects. So, thanks again!
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