Yup, Ben and I are inside of that thing
Blue Bottle Jellyfish (or Portuguese Man o' War). Ben's foot is there for scale. This thing is HUGE. [side note - I don't know why his toenails are pink]
One saturday morning I was abruptly awoken to the excited yell of "Oi, check out our car!" Apparently I had agreed to take a small road trip to a very popular beach town of Byron Bay. Me and four other guys packed in the car and were on the road within a half hour. Ben, from Canada, felt comfortable enough to drive on the "wrong" side of the road. After a full three months of being over here I however still wouldn't want to drive, but Ben handled it well. We explored the town, saw Australia's Most Easterly Point, got in plenty of beach time and even did a thing called Zorbing. Basically where you're strapped on the inside of a giant plastic ball and rolled down a hill. It was a lot of fun. While walking along a beach (not the main swimming beach) we spotted dozens of Blue-Bottle Jellyfish that had been washed up onto the shore. One in particular (pictured above) was massive - the biggest Brodie (an australian) had ever seen. If you're unlucky enough to come in contact with one of these, the venom causes very serious pain to humans, and if big enough (like the one in the picture) can kill you. WATCH YOUR STEP!!
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