Messages from Big Island, Hawaii, in Japanese and English
I asked about “man of war” to the guards for the beach.
They are the ones who work at the beach and have the first-hand experiences. He advised me to swim early in the morning, so that the risk of being stung by those jellyfish becomes very low. Later in the day, we will have more risks to face them. Once you get stung, it is very painful, which is more painful than the time being stung by bees! His explanation was so clear and sounds real, so I asked him whether he has been stung. He said Yes! (sounds like lots of times) Their work is to rescue people. When people get in trouble in the water, they have to jump in there. That seems to be the time when they got stung by jellyfish. I asked him questions like a child. Vinegar might help. He smiled when I asked whether peeing works (I watched in the TV show) . It seems to be a myth. Anti-jellyfish cream seems to be a myth as well. When those guards got stung, they lied down on the hot sandy beach for a while. From my experience, the sandy beach daytime gets really hot! I even had a hard time to just walk there barefoot. Oh, well, working in wild nature is tough. The sea is a place for all kinds of creatures. We need to have right knowledge and information, and be careful. Comments are closed.
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An Interpreter for JCU Archives
April 2021
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