It's not the sharks that worry me...

...it's the blue bottles that keep me out of the sea!

I am a total coward when it comes to swimming in the sea when there are blue bottles (also known as Portuguese Man-o-War) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portuguese_Man_o'_War

My rationale goes like this: a Great White Shark will likely chomp me in one bite, and I'll be none the wiser. But if you get stung by Blue Bottles you will ache for hours.

Picture taken at Strandfontein Beach.

[Howard Steele]

thats why i don't swim on top of the sea i swim underneath these bad boys

[Eleanor Muller]

@steeler LOL!

[Deb Sulzberger]

I like your thinking ! Sharks ? Bluebottle ?
If i'm gonna go, im going in as a quick takeout meal, i don't do pain...
There seem to be a lot there !

[Harry J Benson]

Totally agree with you, I would only swim in lakes or pools

[Diana Horn]

I'm with you....In this case the bite is worse than the bark.

[Alisa Duffett / polly]

Yip I can identify with that.

[Della]

nice picture---my kids worry about these all the time :)

[Kylie Martin]

dont blame you