By Dave Bessmer on Wednesday, March 28, 2001 - 11:17 am: |
Just back from 8 nights in Bonaire and wish we weren't. Will post full trip report later, but have a question for those more experienced.
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By Linda Richter - NetTech on Wednesday, March 28, 2001 - 3:07 pm: |
The brown spotted jellyfish were probably the same four-spot wing jellies we saw on the web cam a few days ago. Those don't sting.
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By Dave Bessmer on Wednesday, March 28, 2001 - 3:43 pm: |
Linda, thanks for the info. She didn't have any reaction & has been fine since minutes after her last sting.
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By Linda Richter - NetTech on Wednesday, March 28, 2001 - 4:20 pm: |
Nope, wasn't us.
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By nancy edison on Tuesday, April 3, 2001 - 12:33 am: |
At Klein Bonaire, on 3/27, doing a snorkel around or at Nearest Point, we came across stinging organisms, as well. I got a tiny very temporary sting on my knee (wore a long-sleeved shorty), but a young man wearing swimming trunks and a tee shirt got several stings that became small welts, which he tolerated well. In the water I twice saw single white-clear round jellyfish, about 3-4 inches in diameter, maybe 2 inches long. Beautiful, graceful - stingers? I don't know if they were the culprits or not. I did hear of a pair of families running into jellyfish around Klein Bonaire the week of 3/14, as well, and the children experienced painful stings that seemed to have no lasting effect. All a part of visiting with the marine world, I suppose.
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By Ed Brylczyk on Sunday, April 8, 2001 - 1:10 pm: |
On April 4th my wife and I took the water taxi over to Klein to do a drift snorkle. We dropped our stuff off at No Name and then were taken up current to Ebo's Reef. My wife went in first after asking about jellyfish and getting a reply from the captain that there would be no problem. He then went over to the side of the boat as I dropped in and told us both to look under water. Three feet from us there was a wall of Jelly Fish, from surface to floor, hundreds of them. They were about two inches in diameter, clear heads and flourecent purple tenticles about 3 to 4 inches long. Lisa got stung on the back of her leg and said it felt like a bee sting. The captain was cool about it and brought us back on and then returned us to No Name. At no name I got stung 3 times and it was about like a bee sting. The next morning some friends did a dive at Jerry's Reef on Klien and had the same problem, stung right through the wet suit. In the afternoon we went on a snorkle trip to Jerry's reef and did not see one jelly fish, so maybe it's just a morning phenomenon. We did see three turtles on this trip so a sting or two would have easily been tolerated
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By Linda Densmore on Monday, April 9, 2001 - 11:34 am: |
We were there the last two weeks in March and had simular stinging experiences at No Name on Kliene Bonaire. Our 8 year old went crazy and screamed until we got her out(I think the idea of it scared her more than anything). My 10 year old tolerated the stings until one got her face.The stings just left a slight redness when we got out. I saw some like Nancy and they were beautiful. I was surprised to hear they went through someones wet suit because a nylon top protected me. Those ones mentioned above sound like what my son was playing with at Lac Bay. A little boy who lives on the island got stung by a very big one of those at Lac Bay on the 29th. Does anyone know them and is he okay? A few minutes later everyone else was back in the water playing. Nancy is right--its part of the ocean experience. Next time I think I'll always keep a bottle of vinegar with me.
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