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Title: Jelly fish
Post by: Gill C on July 12, 2013, 04:26:02 PM

The foreign office has put out a travel warning of jelly fish in Greece to be careful and take local advice.When we were in San Stef from10 th to 27 th June there were lots washed up on the beach.People were catching them with nets.

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Post by: Jules on July 12, 2013, 08:51:16 PM

Thanks for the warning Gill

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Post by: Gavlah1973 on July 12, 2013, 09:11:19 PM

Get em on the BBQ

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Post by: Gill C on July 12, 2013, 09:14:04 PM

Hope they have found another island when I return on the 19th August !!!

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Post by: tonyco1 on July 12, 2013, 09:35:26 PM

I can't ever remember seeing a jellyfish there in 30 years - - anyone ever seen one???

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Post by: Jules on July 12, 2013, 09:42:03 PM

Never seen one but maybe because of the time of year we go ???

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Post by: dibully on July 12, 2013, 09:46:34 PM

First time we had seen them not very big spoke to a family who had been staying at Voula's  for years and said it was the first time they had seen them

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Post by: lizzie on July 12, 2013, 10:42:43 PM

          A lot of small ones on the beach - mostly early in the season.
                       20 days and we will be back " home" 

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Post by: Gavlah1973 on July 12, 2013, 11:12:14 PM

I thought that was seaweed?

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Post by: Rover on July 13, 2013, 02:20:28 AM

Never seen them in SS, but was stung by one in Majorca,and it was a very painful experience.

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Post by: Woodman on July 16, 2013, 04:34:29 PM

saw a couple on the beach when we were there 9-20 June following the strong winds/waves and another in the creek near Waves. All dead and about the size of a £2 coin...

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Post by: Jimbo on July 16, 2013, 08:36:41 PM

Zero here today.

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Post by: Googleberry1811 on July 17, 2013, 05:05:19 PM

I was in San Stef from 7th to 21st June, we hired a boat and headed down toward Paleo, we stopped at a cove and were diving off the boat and I got stung whilst swimming :( Not particularly painful just a bit uncomfortable, got some cream from the chemist when we got back and it took it straight down. When I actually looked over the side of the boat there were quite a few of them all about the size of a cup bottom. If you have small children perhaps keep an eye on them on the beach and in the sea, I can imagine it wouldn't be a nice experience for little ones!

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Post by: tonyco1 on July 17, 2013, 08:57:04 PM

That's so odd - as I said earlier - I had never seen them in San Stefanos though - lets hope it doesn't change

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Post by: diane13 on July 17, 2013, 10:49:24 PM

We saw a few in May - only one alive and swimming (if that's the right word) in a shallow pool of water.  I have to say they were quite pretty with lilac and yellow patterns not like the ones we used to see at Llandudno in the 1950's.  My husband also got stung by one in the sea at Majorca and he said it was really painful (didn't know if that was just a man thing though lol).

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Post by: Gavlah1973 on July 18, 2013, 01:04:13 PM

I got stung by one in Cornwall when I was about 8yo..... awful..... still remember it!!

My dad and a guy went out and brought one back in in a dinghy..... it was the size of a dustbin lid!

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Post by: Jimbo on July 18, 2013, 07:06:50 PM

Been in the sea today. As usual, there are NO jellyfish.

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Post by: tonyco1 on July 24, 2013, 01:27:56 AM

I think Gav's been back on the magic mushrooms - - I've never seen a jellyfish there....

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Post by: Gavlah1973 on July 24, 2013, 02:10:12 PM

Deffo Tony. There was one year when it was really warm and the gulfstream brought them up to the Cornish coast. Also lots of Basking Sharks around

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Post by: Gavlah1973 on July 24, 2013, 02:12:23 PM

Here you go Tony, this was a couple of years ago.
When they stung me it hurt like hell

http://m.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cornwall-19516091

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Post by: tonyco1 on July 29, 2013, 05:20:56 AM

Well that's Cornwall - the place where my Mum hailed from...
It's San Stefanos that we are talking about... the only Jellies there are the ones kids wear on their feet....

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Post by: Gill C on July 29, 2013, 05:25:50 PM

Sorry Tony you are wrong we saw them on the beach and being caught in the sea with nets and being put into buckets  ,I certainly hadn't been on the magic mushrooms.We have been going for years and its the first time we had seen them out in force.

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Post by: tonyco1 on July 31, 2013, 04:01:32 AM

Wow Gill - - thats shocked me- I'll look out now
30 years there without a jellyfish - and then 3 come along together - - just like London Buses!!
..... what part of the beach was that?

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Post by: Gill C on July 31, 2013, 05:23:59 PM

From the bridge up to the Havana the sea had been very rough so guess they got carried in by the waves,it was between 10th June and 26th hope its all clear 19th August when we return .!!

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Post by: Jimbo on July 31, 2013, 08:33:30 PM

There are NO jellyfish.

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Post by: Gill C on July 31, 2013, 10:39:25 PM

Thanks Jimbo will be able to have a paddle !!!

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Post by: Rover on August 01, 2013, 01:20:40 AM

Well, are there jellyfish or are there no jellyfish?

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Post by: Jimbo on August 01, 2013, 01:26:29 AM

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Thanks Jimbo will be able to have a paddle !!!

Far further out than that. It's hard to prove a negative, but seriously, there are NO jellyfish. Lie about on your Lilo or ring, swim out as you may, there are no sharks, raptors, huge crabs, giant squid, sea snakes, crocodiles, mutant turtles, alien flesh-eaters, undead, ghouls, vampiric monsters, flesh-eating eels, strange aquatic plants whose very touch will suck the flesh from your bones, incarnations of of call-centre desperation.

It's a bit boring, really. Warm, salty water. That's it. They don't say that on the brochures. It's utterly devoid of threat. Jump in.  

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Post by: Rover on August 01, 2013, 03:19:01 AM

Well that's it. Jimbo has spoken. There is, of course, heaven forbid, that he is ..... Misinformed?

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Post by: tonyco1 on August 01, 2013, 03:56:08 AM

Quote from: Jimbo on August 01, 2013, 01:26:29 AM

Far further out than that. It's hard to prove a negative, but seriously, there are NO jellyfish. Lie about on your Lilo or ring, swim out as you may, there are no sharks, raptors, huge crabs, giant squid, sea snakes, crocodiles, mutant turtles, alien flesh-eaters, undead, ghouls, vampiric monsters, flesh-eating eels, strange aquatic plants whose very touch will suck the flesh from your bones, incarnations of of call-centre desperation.

It's a bit boring, really. Warm, salty water. That's it. They don't say that on the brochures. It's utterly devoid of threat. Jump in.  

Anacondas ????

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Post by: Jimbo on August 01, 2013, 10:46:07 AM

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Well that's it. Jimbo has spoken. There is, of course, heaven forbid, that he is ..... Misinformed?

I wasn't "informed". I was there!

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Post by: Papapetros on August 02, 2013, 12:00:48 AM

During the early and later part of June,there were days when the beach was littered with Jelly Fish and quite a lot of people were stung.They appeared to come in after stormy waters.Apparently,they are not uncommon(re sunbed man Dimitri in front of Mistral) but,i have never witnessed them before in quite a few visits to Agios Stefanos. Sian, who works with Peli and Maria even asked me if it was safe to go back into the sea.So,all doubting Thomases should go to the shop and the story will be confirmed.

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Post by: Gill C on August 02, 2013, 01:04:48 AM

Thanks for that I know it wasn't my imagination problem is people like myself who have been going for years doubt anything that wasn't witnessed by themselves .It shouldn't be taken light hearted only the truth is posted here!!!

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Post by: Andrew on August 04, 2013, 07:45:32 PM

Not sure if there are jelly fish there or not but the thing about jelly fish is they are not truly fish neither are they made of jelly. ???

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Post by: rilo57 on August 05, 2013, 11:45:03 PM

had a swim in the sea for the last 14 days and i can assure everybody, no jelly fish.

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Post by: debra on August 10, 2013, 04:35:18 AM

Back two hours ago from an absolute scorching hot Corfu.  In the sea every day - and didn't spot one jelly fish!

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Post by: Jules on August 10, 2013, 10:03:50 AM

Thanks for the re assurance everyone. Good to know this info

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Post by: tonyco1 on August 11, 2013, 09:15:52 PM

Seems like they are all gone now though!

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Post by: Jules on August 11, 2013, 10:09:20 PM

Thank goodness :)

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Post by: tonyco1 on August 19, 2013, 02:19:13 AM

No Jelly for desert then??