On Monday I was out surfing at South Narrabeen with my bro Jay. The waves were big and meaty, and mostly suicidal closeouts breaking on a shallow sandbar. To top it off, the water and air temperature were quite cold. As I sat out the back shivering, Jay made the observation that there were a ton of blue bottle jellyfish surrounding us. I immediately had the thought that it didn't really matter if they were out or not, because in the two years I have lived and surfed in Australia I had yet to be stung by one. Mind you I didn't verbalize this thought, merely I kept it bottled up for fear of jinxing myself.
So yesterday (Tuesday) Jay and I are back at South Narrebeen for a morning surf. After wiping out on my first wave, I paddle back out and proceed to duck dive underneath a chunky wave. I sit up on my board and brush something from off my left eye socket. I look down at my fingers and notice two jellyfish tentacles. My eyebrow, nose and underneath my eyelid immediately starts burning.
Today my left eye is still swollen and puffy. Good times.
I've included a few pictures from this past weekend. Our friend Andy turned 30 and we celebrated at the Wharf Bar.
