So
there’s some lethal sea dwelling critters up here this time of year. Jelly
fish: obviously we all know and loath and here they're about as nasty as they
get! Here the Box and Irukanji jellies are common and taken very seriously.
Adorned to every warning sign along the beach fronts are bottles of vinegar for
treatment of attacks which beyond being I'm sure, greatly relieving for a
victim is bloody marvellous for me because here the fish and chip shops deem
vinegar a completely bizarre request! BBQ sauce for your fish? - 'too easy
mate'! But vinegar, oh no. I however, consider the application of vinegar to
chip the very essence of synergy. So sorry little Timmy, I know your in agony
from the severe lacerations covering your legs and arms and death is likely and
even the smallest relief from the trauma would be a Godsend but Stormy scoffed
your medicine on his mackerel and chips last night! Ahhahahaha.
Joking and
comically concealed, honest sentiment aside they are well prepared for the
jellies here where you can easily rent a 'stinger suite' which is even more
flattering than a wet suite, if you can imagine such a thing! Ow they also have
'stinger nets' at most beaches too which are essentially small netted areas of
the sea about the size of a baby swimming pool which don't actually guarantee safe swimming
but if you weren't already convinced.. hold on just a minute! because as an
extra little measure of piece-of-mind life guards wade around the enclosure (in
full stinger suites) dragging behind them a small net as they weave between
swimmers! So no need to worry. Oh, except for the other little nasties lurking
in the waters... the CROCODILE. For which even a glorified wet suite won't
protect you from, nor any wading net draggers or food condiment! So yes,
swimming has become more of a anxious debate.
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