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To Antarctica and back
“... Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, saith the Lord of hosts” (Zechariah 4:6).
In December 2008, my husband and I had the privilege of taking a ten-day cruise through Antarctica. The opportunity to take this trip came up quickly (we had to decide in a weekend). All the necessary travel arrangements were made without mishap, and we arrived in Ushuaia, Argentina, with fellow passengers to begin the trip.
As we listened to travel advisors and perused travel documents, it became apparent that some sort of prevention for sea sickness was recommended, and in particular, for crossing the Drake Passage. The Drake Passage and the storms within are legendary; advice from all corners was to respect and heed this body of water and the havoc wreaked when it turned tumultuous. I faced a choice of taking sea sickness pills, wearing a patch, eating ginger, or prayer. I chose prayer in Christian Science as my means of prevention and protection from illness, since I’d seen results from this method of treatment before, and thought I was prepared.
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