My Next (Yummy) Encounter With a Jellyfish

Glutter's Hong Kong

This is a Cyanea Capillata better known as a Lion Main Jellyfish. At certain times of year, it can be found in the deeper waters of Cheung Chau. (Don't worry it won't get you if you're just chilling on the coast)

On the Honduran Dive Island called Utila where I got my divemasters, the local vernacular for them are: "those muthaf-ing stingers"

Over in Hong Kong, this is my arm in two places, four days after I fell off a windsurf and got friendly with this particular island strain stinger. It is a shame you can't see the pin-size burn marks scabs in its fully glory as my camera phone isn't very good but they may be the smallest scabs you will ever have a chance to see. ( I won't show you my thigh as that's a even more friendly in every which way..)

I kept windsurfing afterwards and will return probably next week..

As the boat captain in Utila Hoover would say, "You can't come running up and complaining of a little burn, otherwise we will take your mutha-f-ing licience off you," or as a much nicer and cleaner mouth Olympian Gold-Medal coach Uncle Gai who owns the wind surf center advices, "Part of collateral damage of wanting to have fun, you're have to be able to suffer a little."

But first I feel the need to make a plan to ensure my next encounter with a jelly will be far more pleasant.

This is how the next Jellyfish I come across is going to look like…

Then I am going to eat it.

And I am sure it will be the best tasting Jellyfish I have ever had in my whole life.