Last Sunday during what turned out to be a 5 hour swim at Brighton Beach, I got hit worse than ever before. The ugly brown/red species of jellyfish that frequent this stretch of the atlantic were out in force; early morning was severe. I have had many encounters with these guys in the past, but a big'un wrapped around my neck/shoulder/armpit and stayed there for a couple of seconds. The rash marks are still visible 4 days later. Several friends were also hit and are finding relief only after some prescription strength drugs.
We started swimming early... 6 AM and by 8AM, we could still see the j-fish, but they were deeper. I was told they avoid the sun.... seems odd.
Still, its not nearly as bad as poison ivy, and in my case no longer uncomfortable.
Any jelly action elsewhere?
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thats awful chaos! Over the summer in Massachusetts we actually somehow had jelly fish at the fresh water Walden Pond. They were tiny and harmless. Weird thing though.
I heard spraying vinegar or some sort of acetic acid solution can help? Not sure. Just something I saw on Ocean Rescue. Hope you're feeling better.
thats awful chaos! Over the summer in Massachusetts we actually somehow had jelly fish at the fresh water Walden Pond. They were tiny and harmless. Weird thing though.
I heard spraying vinegar or some sort of acetic acid solution can help? Not sure. Just something I saw on Ocean Rescue. Hope you're feeling better.
