Return from the Caribbean: Sea Legs

[livingdeb]

When I first got off the ship, walking on dry land did not feel unusual at all.

However, this morning when I woke up and walked down the hall I definitely had the sensation that the floor was not where I was expecting it to be. I'm not sure how I could have such bizarre expectations about where the floor would be. On a ship, you should learn not to have expectations.

I experienced this several times while getting ready this morning.

On the way to work, I found myself weaving back and forth, in a subtle version of the way the little girl at the beginning and end of "True Stories" is walking. I was doing this the last day on the ship, and I assumed it was because the ship was rocking from side to side that day. But as far as I know, the earth was not rocking from side to side today.

Comments

[(Anonymous)]

I remember this from my cruise too. It seems that you develop an expectation that the floor will have moved slightly between steps. When it doesn't, it can feel odd.

(Tam)

[raaga123.livejournal.com]

I've heard about (and experienced) this too. It's sometimes referred to as "not having your land legs yet".