Thursday arrived and we woke up as usual and headed down for breakfast. This is the only day we would break routine while in Mexico. We did not head for the pool after breakfast but instead we got ready to head into town. Daphne and Nathan had arranged for a private catamaran trip for everyone as their way of saying Thank-You to all the guests for coming. If you have been reading these blogs you will have learned that I suffer from motion sickness. Some people get a little bit nauseous and feel a little bit dizzy. I only wish that was me. I get motion sickness even after short car rides that consist of very few turns; even swings make me somewhat nauseous. I have had lots of bad episodes taking the ferry from Powell River to Comox (which is really rough in the fall/winter) and Brian has had to pull the car over several times during the drive from Earl's Cove to Sechelt. I have always suffered from motion sickness since as far as I can remember. My earliest memories of being car sick are from when I was really young and my family would drive from Pine Point into Hay River. I can remember always getting sick. My mother used to chew Wrigley's Spearmint gum all the time when I was young. To this day, the smell of spearmint gum makes me remember how sick I would feel and get on those car rides. When I lived in Pine Point the playground at our elementary school had a merry go round. I can remember being spun around and around and feeling so sick. Another smell that makes me feel ill is the smell of metal. The type of metal that those merry go rounds and swings are made of. Suffering from motion sickness really sucks! I still have yet to experiment with different types of medication. So far I have relied heavily on gravol. When I was in highschool my mother always gave me dried sour ginger. They were really sour, but I think they worked. I think I will have to buy some next time I am in Vancouver. Just before the bus arrives I realize that I have forgotten to charge the battery on my camera......crap. I better make the few pictures I take count. The bus picks everyone up from the hotel at 9 and we arrive at the marina shortly after. It's about a 15-20 minute bus ride. I haven't popped any gravol yet but as soon as we get to the marina I decide to chew 1 tablet. We are early so everyone takes a look around and some of us wander into one of the nearby shops. We check out the price of liquor......it is cheap! I finally find a hat for Jorja. She picks out a cute pink hat. We had seen a very similar one at the convenience store at the resort but they wanted a crazy amount of money for it. Finally they open the gates to the boat ramp and we all climb aboard the catamaran. Daphne's friend and her friend's husband are nowhere to be seen. They are staying at their timeshare and have arranged for their own transportation to the marina. Everyone is looking around the marina hoping to spy her big blonde hair somewhere. They are nowhere to be seen as the boat leaves the dock. The boat is getting closer to the end of the marina and someone spies her and her husband. They can't access any of the boat ramps so the catamaran turns back and heads back to the slip. They climb aboard and everyone gives them a cheer! Daphne's friend tells everyone that she was in tears when she thought they were going to miss the boat. With everyone on board we all head out of the marina. It is so beautiful out and the view is so awesome! I quickly snap a few photos knowing very well that my low battery light is flashing. The crew introduce themselves and give us a quick explanation of safety procedures, location of bathrooms and where we will be going. The boat is also equipped with an open bar of course. People quickly start ordering drinks and the music starts to play. I decide to have a 7-Up instead. Red Hot Chili Peppers followed by Sublime starts to play and I can tell that Brian is loving this boat ride. I have found myself a nice spot on the boat and feel pretty good. I guess the gravol has kicked in. My aunt ask who smokes in this group. I don't really understand why she is asking until the next day when we all realize that there was a German couple (they were not guests at the wedding) who somehow made their way onto the boat (the wife was smoking at the back)! The crew point out a few beaches and then we approach the famous arch. I snap a few pictures and then I realize that the gravol is not working. I decide to lie down on the boat and hope that I don't barf my guts out. In the weeks preceding this trip I already knew that I would get sick but I didn't want to disappoint my sister and not come at all. Plus I would be so bored at the hotel by myself and I wouldn't want to miss out, even if it meant me being sick. The catamaran tour is 4 hours and I realize that this is going to be a long trip for me. I chew some more gravol and drift off into a drowsy state. I am not asleep but very drowsy. I listen to the music and although my eyes are closed I can hear that everyone is having a great time. We finally stop in an area where the snorkeling is going to take place. People start putting on their flippers and scuba gear and head out of the catamaran. I lift my head up and watch as people are tossed up onto the beach. I feel a little bit better so I decide to get up and have something to drink. Brian has gone out to feed the fish so Jorja is left here with myself and my mom. She looks extremely bored and I feel awful that I can't take her into the water. I try to convince myself that if I get off the boat I will feel better but worry that I won't and will be stuck out in the water with Jorja. Not a safe idea. I am starving at this point and wonder when they will be serving lunch. I eat half a banana I packed in my bag and start feeling sick again. I chew some gravol and lay down on my stomach on the boat again. Brian comes up out of the water and tells me I should just swim to shore and try to catch a taxi back to the hotel. Ummm no thanks! I can hear that everyone is feeding the fish with pieces of bread; I wonder if I throw-up over the side of the boat if the fish will come as well. I hear that the water is not very clear and the fish aren't very visable until they get really close to you. That makes me feel a tiny bit better. Brian takes Jorja out into the water so that she can feed the fish as well. Everyone makes their way back on board after about 1.5 hours. They serve lunch (sandwiches, fruit, chips, and drinks). I really would have loved to eat a sandwich but the rocking of the boat was making me feel quite ill. After lunch is served the boat starts up again and we are on our way back to the marina. The crew makes an announcement and congratulates Daphne and Nathan on their wedding. They tell everyone that they have brought a cake but it is inside a bottle. Although my eyes were closed I knew that it was a bottle of tequila. They crank Montel Jordan's This is How We Do It and then someone starts blowing a whistle. One of the crew members is now sporting a Jamaican hat and wig (this was told to me later) and is going around pouring tequila down everyone's throat. From the photos I have seen, it was quite the sight. This man was mounting the women and pouring shots down their throats. I really wish I could of watched. It must of been this moment where most of the boat started getting tipsy....obviously from the tequila that was being consumed. The loud music continues as we head back to the marina. My mother has become concerned for me and has rubbed suntan lotion all over my back. I love my mom! I only wish I was able to lie on my stomach so my face could of gotten the majority of the sun. As we head closer to the marina I open my eyes and see some people who are parasailing which looks really cool. A huge Disney Cruise Ship is docked and we tell Jorja that it's Minnie Mouse's ship (she really likes Minnie Mouse right now). The boat docks and we climb off the boat. I am quite happy to be off the boat and thankful that I was able to hold everything inside. We head back into a nearby shop so Brian can purchase some tequila. We are waiting around for the bus to take us back to the hotel. It is smoking hot out and I am eager to sit in that air conditioned bus. The lady who is in charge of the bus arrives and half of the people follow her. Some of my family is still shopping and using the bathroom so we wait until they come back. We all walk to where the bus dropped us off and there is no bus there. The rest of the group is not here either. Finally Nathan finds us and tells us that the bus has broken down and we will be taking taxi's back to the resort. We make our way back to the resort and I am exhausted when we get there. Jorja and Brian head down to the pool while I have a nap and shower before dinner. Dinner tonight is a Brazilian theme. Lots of meats and side dishes. I have been making sandwiches for the past few nights with the buns and sliced meats and cheese. My parents and Aunt Marie and Uncle Martin are heading over to my Aunt Cissy and Uncle Ronnie's timeshare tomorrow. It is Jorja's birthday tomorrow so we all decide that we will celebrate it together when they get back. It's another early night for us (we were in bed by 9 almost every night). Brady has met some friends and has decided to go and play pool with them. I am in no mood to argue with him so I tell him to be back to his room by 11.
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