video - Jellyfish under a full moon

[Kurt]

After the paddle board races at Oyster Lake I headed down to Grayton Beach and slipped the kayak into a flat gulf. There were a few schools of Skipjack and jellyfish were everywhere. I got a little distracted as I tried to follow the first jelly with my camera underwater and rolled the boat right over. I had a little rush of fear as I hit the water, thinking I might get stung all over. A few seconds after I got back in the kayak I realized I had a litlle sting on my face and a big one on my arm and chest. It wasn't too bad so I ignored it and kept shooting video. The dozens of small fish living in the tentacles of each jelly was an amazing sight, as the sun set on one side the moon rose on the other.

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[InletBchDweller]

Kurt, That was amazing!
THanks!

 

[3crows]

wonderful! thanks for sharing

 

[Miss Critter]

Way cool, Kurt. Thanks!

 

[dunelover]

incredible video, thanks for sacrificing for us!

 

[Bobby J]

Great video Kurt. Waves n the way mid week and all those Jellies are gonna hurt!

 

[Carol G]

Way cool, thanks for sharing... The gulf has been gorgeous the past couple nights.

 

[Jdarg]

You must speak jellyfishish. They seemed to be performing for the camera. Thanks for taking one for the team in the making of this video!

Oh yeah- where's the part where you fell into the water?

 

[Rudyjohn]

Very nice. How big in diameter were some of these jellies? :shock:

 

[Miss Kitty]

Shock and Awe ! That was amazing! Thanks!