While I'm at it I will tell a little story. Capt. Woo Woo took me to sea for the very first time. We had stayed the night at a little motel near the south end of Harkers Island playing
poker most of the night. We were scheduled to leave out at 5 the next morning. It was dark, and blowing like stink. Capt. Woo Woo said that we probably should stay tied to the dock. My friend Ben was not in good shape from all the drinking and card playing. He looked at Woo Woo, and said,"Take her to sea Woo Woo." Being my first trip I knew no better.
We went out Barden Inlet and around the hook at Cape Lookout. We were promptly slamming into 10-12' seas. Later I knew the sun had come up because I could see the brightness through the tops of the waves. Boy, did I get sick. Capt. Woo Woo was just acting normally. While I was laying moaning on the floor, I looked up and asked Capt. Woo Woo if there was any cure for this affliction.
He says, "that there is, Cap. That there is."
I asked if he had the cure on the boat. He said no that there was none on the boat. So, naturally I asked what is the cure.
"Oak trees", he says. "If you can get your arms around one, I will guarantee that you'll be cured".
About that time Ben came back in the cabin eating a can of potted meat, and I made another trip out back.