While out snorkeling on two different occasions I have swam into stingers. Once we were snorkeling from a boat and I saw these beautiful white floaty things in the water around me. I was so enchanted by their movement. Little did I know that these Beautiful creatures carried such an outcome of pain. I soon learned what a horrible experience it is to be stung. I had red welts on my arms and my legs. I would say it felt like bee stings. As soon as I got on the boat the tour guide put vinegar on them and shaved the area with a credit card. He said that the vinegar stops the sting from spreading toxin. The credit card would remove the stingers. He told me not to touch them as it would activate the stings to release the toxins. I was lucky that I didn’t have a bad reaction to them although they hurt like crazy and itched for days. They had me put hydrocortizone ointment on and take Benadryl. For me Ibuprofen and vinegar worked the best for me. It is not an experience I wish to repeat. But last spring while I was snorkeling I started to feel this stinging sensation down the front of my swimming suit and on my stomach where the little sea nettles had gotten caught in my swim suit. It wasn’t as bad as the Jelly Fish but it still stung and bothered me for a couple days. I went directly to the kitchen at the resort and asked them for some vinegar which they were kind enough to give me to put on the welts. I felt an immediate difference. It still took a while to go away but the vinegar and Ibuprofen really helped.

I later talked with a snorkeling tour guide that said I should wear a t-shirt, wetsuit or nylons on my legs and arms to avoid jelly fish. The jelly fish sting when they come in contact with bare skin. So anything that keeps that from happening will help. Some jelly fish have small enough stingers that even the nylon will prevent the stings. When I go snorkeling again especially if I know there are jelly fish in the area or it is the season when they would be in the area I would definitely do what ever I can to avoid these stings. Remember some stings are serious and should be seen by medical professionals.

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Chenille Saunders (my daughter) and I went to NMX together. Going to a conference to learn something new can be a wonderful experience especially if you make it a point to network and make new friends. Have lunch with them or invite them to join you for the parties. For me making friends and contacts is the best part of attending a conference. It is the part that you can’t do learning online, you can only do it in person.

Samela Dingus is a new friend that we made. I was so impressed with her goals. She had them completely detailed and she could tell you concisely what they were. She is fulfilling a need for dancers over 40 that are no longer being employed in dance and giving them a new outlet for their talent. What a wonderful woman she is.

If you watch the Travel Channel or Discover Channel you will love this top travel show; Boomer and Senior Travel TV. Taking a South African Safari to Hluhluwe-Umfolozi Game Reserve is even better if you know all the facts on the animals you will see. In this latest video podcast WebTV series from Boomer and Senior Travel host Debbie Gerber focuses on facts about warthogs and giraffes. Do you watch travel series as a virtual vacation or home school resource? Subscribe to one of the top 10 travel shows.

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Whether you want to see birds, trees, thorn bush, deer or antelope of South Africa this latest video podcast from Boomer and Senior Travel host Debbie Gerber will meet your needs. In this episode you will see and learn about Impala, dik-dik, Kudu, and Fallow Deer. Birds that are shown here are the Southern Yellow Billed Hornbill, Red Billed Oxpecker, Greater Blue Eared Starling, and the Red Billed Hornbill. Boomerandseniortravel.tv with host Debbie Gerber is a great informational webtv series with fun facts on on South African animals and birds.

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