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Friday, May 17, 2013

Għajn Tuffieħa Beach

As I was packing our bags for our trip to Malta, it didn't feel right bringing our swimsuits and towels since Barcelona was having a bit of a chilly spell. But I'm glad I did! We went to Ghajn Tuffieha beach for some sun and swim. And...I was so excited to bring my underwater camera, which Fernando gave my for my birthday last year and was stuck for months in the US with my parents and couldn't be sent for customs reasons. (It finally made it here in October.) I'd been dying to dunk that bad boy! Warning: pictures galore!
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We took some long stairs down to the bay.

The calm water. Let's strip!

Wait! What are those mauve-colored floaty things in the water? See them?

Aw, look how cute. A jellyfish!
 Fernando dared to go in but carried Paloma the whole time. Careful....careful with our firstborn!

I was afraid to get some leakage in my Canon PowerShot D20 like some unfortunate Amazon customers said they had. But it finally took the plunge. Hey lookie! Success. Dry camera!
Meanwhile, Paloma played in the sand while Baby worked on her tan.
Fernando went to fetch some water for Paloma and accidentally got Mr. Jellyhead. Kewl!!
Don't tell me this isn't one hot bod. 
I don't think you're ready for this jelly. Jellyfish picture overload! 
After some research, I saw that these are called mauve stingers. Isn't it just angelic?
A group of jellies having fun on the sandy floor.
One swims our way.  Jellyfish fact #1: It's not proven beneficial to pee on a wound after someone has been stung. (Thanks, "Friends".) Wash it with saltwater.

Fun fact #2: Jellyfish do not have brains. Therefore, next time you want to insult someone, you can call them a jellyfish. Why?, they'll say. Because they don't have brains, like you! Ha!

Upfront and personal.

This one kisses the rocks.
And this one kisses the sun. Bloop, bloop, bloop...
 Fun fact #3: They are not fish but actually plankton, and they have nerves at the end of their tentacles.
 Love how its tentacles just float. Thanks for risking your life taking these pictures, Fernando.
  After, we had some lunch at the adjacent restaurant looking at the water.
 Bros forever.

It was indeed a great day.


1 comment:

Spence Ohana said...

Holy moly did he not get stung!!! How awesome were those pics, loved em!