I'm visiting here in January - the undercurrent is unbelievable. Have been twice before

and both times have heard horror stories about people drowning.

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The local fisherman reckon you should just go with the tide until you are beyond the rip and not fight it.

Then hopefully someone will see you waving your arms like a loon.

(Was that a bit 'tree'? - if so, apologies).

Posted By: malkybarkid on October 23rd 2007 at 11:35:15

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How awful (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Oct 23, 11:22:27
- it amazes me how often in these tragedies... (General Chat) - mr carra, Oct 23, 11:27:25
  - which is exactly why if you dont know the conditions well, dont go in! (n/m) (General Chat) - NCFC4life, Oct 23, 11:29:05
    - I'm visiting here in January - the undercurrent is unbelievable. Have been twice before (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Oct 23, 11:35:15
      - It's like that in parts of the maldives too, (General Chat) - NCFC4life, Oct 23, 11:40:41
      - Swimming in the sea. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Oct 23, 11:37:19
        
        I flippin' love it right off - lots of body surfing on my big ole fat belly, using my (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Oct 23, 11:43:21
        
        Nope, it's all wrong. I had a bit of a go in the Dominican Republic (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Oct 23, 11:48:12
        
        But, you're only a wee slip of a thing, you'd probably get et by a sea cucumber (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Oct 23, 11:50:49
        
        I'm not arsed about the other creatures in there, particularly (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Oct 23, 11:52:23
        
        Sea Urchins are bastards (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Oct 23, 11:58:53
        
        brilliant though if you get your knife and split one open, (General Chat) - NCFC4life, Oct 23, 12:00:53
        
        Unless they're not. (n/m) (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Oct 23, 11:59:40
        
        But they are though. And if they get you, you have to do a wee on the wound (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Oct 23, 12:00:22
        
        thats jellyfish stings, if you do it with an urchin you look like a nobber (n/m) (General Chat) - NCFC4life, Oct 23, 12:01:35
        
        That's what the bloke wot took us snorkelling told us. (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Oct 23, 12:03:02
        
        That's for jellyfish stings isn't it? (n/m) (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Oct 23, 12:01:09
        
        and Sea Urchins. Or just for giggles. (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Oct 23, 12:01:53
        
        they are a cunt if they spike you, (General Chat) - NCFC4life, Oct 23, 12:03:28
        
        Exactly. I got done while trying to fend off rocks near the coast, but (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Oct 23, 12:04:45
        
        exactly why "you should never touch stuff underwater", (General Chat) - NCFC4life, Oct 23, 12:07:22
        
        We went diving in Kenya once and the guys who took us in their hollowed out log were free- (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Oct 23, 12:09:45
        
        lol, it happens a lot in Africa and in Thailand too. (n/m) (General Chat) - NCFC4life, Oct 23, 12:12:14
        
        Yes, but your bed is full of dead skin, a brazillion bugs and mites and feacal matter and (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Oct 23, 11:57:16
        
        Don't come the old Rational Argument. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Oct 23, 12:01:02
        
        Ok. When I eat a bit of lemon it makes me wink with the eye I can't wink with. (n/m) (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Oct 23, 12:05:14
    - Yeah, and don't allow your kids in, because nobody is NOT going to go in after their kids (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Oct 23, 11:30:45
      - thing is, i cant comment because i dont have kids, (General Chat) - NCFC4life, Oct 23, 11:38:29
      - stupid f'ing parents imo (n/m) (General Chat) - BoundsGreen, Oct 23, 11:36:16
      - Except perhaps Special Constables (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Oct 23, 11:30:54
        
        they were PCSO's (General Chat) - raretek, Oct 23, 11:55:52
        
        yeah but everyone else DID go in... (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Oct 23, 11:59:44
        
        Plus... if they had done the rescue wrong they probably would have got sued. (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Oct 23, 11:59:01
        
        Ooof. Appologists for the plastic coppers. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Oct 23, 11:57:44
        
        Haha (n/m) (General Chat) - yarmyyarmy, Oct 23, 11:33:16
        
        lol (n/m) (General Chat) - NCFC4life, Oct 23, 11:32:08

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