I thought to myself while chumming the water with everything I ate this morning, bless my parents for escaping Vietnam on a boat much smaller than this. You’ve earned a new level of respect. Seasickness is no joke.

Two days before this. I took Dramamine, I bought CBD oil, I even got a seasickness inhaler to help with motion sickness. Nothing worked. I threw up at least four times at varied durations. I was even lucky enough to throw up while reeling up fish. I swore I would never charter a boat again the last time this happened. Yet I’m out here again.