Jesse Rivest's Blog
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Thursday, February 01, 2007
Let's have a bluebottle fight!
It's similar to a jellyfish. It's venemous. You can normally tell if they are in the water by walking along the beach - you will find many of them washed up on the sand. You can see what they look like, and read more about them here.
Several times during my January stay at Burleigh Heads in Gold Coast, I found these creatures on the shore and in the water. I haven't been stung, but I'm quite cautious - I constantly scan for them towards the open sea, the shore, and the source-direction of the rip. It's common to look forward and not see them, yet have one drift near you from the side, behind you! I watched one fellow catch a wave and float right into one... yes, ouch. They are very easy to spot - look for a water bubble on the surface with deep blue string around it.
My friend Chopper, a born-and-raised Queenslander, reports that mates occasionally enjoy a bluebottle fight - picking them up off the sand and flinging them at each other! Ha ha, outrageous, I'm assuming they are drunk mates! Bluebottles are easy to pick up by their air bladders, and can easily be flung a distance through the air - and knowing a bit about human nature, I believe Chopper's report.
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At 7:28 AM, February 17, 2007,
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Here's wishing you a very happy birthday!
-Andrew -
At 7:20 AM, February 23, 2007,
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Happy belated, Jesse!
and don't worry too much about the blueys (bluebottles), the sting doesn't hurt too much.
unless it's on your face.
then it hurts. -
At 10:55 AM, February 24, 2007,
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They say it was your birthday recently, so happy birthday!
I haven't stopped by here too often, but it's always good to catch up with what you are doing.
I hope you are well and make sure to ride one of those waves for me!
Stay warm,
Brooke (from Calgary, AB - is Wellington as cold as this!) -
At 12:56 PM, February 27, 2007,
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Just wanted you to know this is a different Brooke than the one who already posted on here. I said Happy Birthday to you on your myspace. How many friends named Brooke do you have (Brooke Shield's doesn't count).
Rivest!
