The Creative Children

Ouch! i went to the beach today. At Mullet Bay St. Maarten which is one of my faves on the island. I had on this blue and white bikini. Blue bottoms, and white top. The top has these jewls on it and it’s a very pretty bikini. Well, who knew I was lunch for a Barracuda today?? I had seen them before linger around but near the rocks. As I was swimming, I turn around looking toward the sand, and I felt this punch on my right shoulder. LIke someone just hit me on the shoulder blade! I turned to my boyfriend and asked him ” did you see something hit me? ” he said OMG, turn around? So i do, and he goes ‘ you are bleeding”
I get out of the water and approach one of the beach bars. A bartender pours a shot of RUM on my wound so it wouldn’t get infected. I guess that’s what they do here on the islands. I drive to the pharmacy and they give me an antibiotic ( triple) and sutras to hold the cut together. The sutras didn’t work by the way as they would slide off because of the antibiotic on the skin, plus the bite was right on the bone of my shoulder blade. Tough spot. HOW CRAZY ? the barracudas are agressive and after doing some reading online, I realized that my bikini was the issue. They are attracted to gold tones and jewelry. They must all be FEMALES
They attack the fish which swim near where everyone swims and the colors of those fish resembled my bikini a lot.. hahaa who knew!!! I was having so much fun in the water too and had to leave to cater to this bite. So please everyone!! NO Jeweled bikinis on an exposed beach like that. Keep it simple.