Things That Can Kill You #4

Perfect Sunset

Unless its October to May when a quick dip might just get you landed in hospital with a box jellyfish wrapped around your tender parts.

In order to make the most of our unemployment whilst all our friends were slaving away, me and Darragh rocked up to the beach today and were greeted with a large yellow sign saying, "Stingers!" and a man in a full, thick wetsuit handing out leaflets letting us know exactly why we weren't allowed in the water. I can't believe they actually have to go out of their way to convince people, a simple, "If you go in the water you might die and if you don't die you will experience the worst pain known to man" would have done it for me. Literature isn't neccesary.

Irukandji inhabit the sea in northern Australia but places like Cairns have stinger nets. Places like Broome expect you to deal with it, like they have so much else going for them.

That's it. I want to live in a town where going for a swim isn't an extreme sport.

written by  Koala Bear on May 23, 2007 from Broome, Australia
from the travel blog: Sod Off Great Big Mission Round Oz
tagged PotentialDeath
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