It was just an ordinary sunny day in Miami. Nothing foreboded danger… I woke up, feeling happy that I could finally do yoga on the beach. Five minutes later I was already enthusiastically doing my Sun Salutations.
Even though it was early morning there were already quite a few people on the beach. They were chatting, reading books, walking along the beach, or just sun bathing. The strange thing was that even though it was really hot, no one was swimming. It looked kind of weird.

Probably the water still seemed too ‘cold’ for most people to swim. But not to me! Someone who was born and lived in Latvia knows that water can only be considered cold when you dip your big toe into it and your whole leg gets numb. If you do not feel any freezing sensations, muscle cramps or loss of sensitivity in your lower extremities – the water temperature is acceptable for swimming!
And that is exactly what I did!

Gracefully I dived into the ocean, enjoying the refreshing coolness of the salty water. I was already 60 feet away from the shore, when I felt a strange sensation on my right. As if I had suddenly touched another person’s cold arm. My heart jumped a beat but I saw nothing.
I tried to relax thinking that it was probably a leaf, but I still turned to swim back. 5 seconds later I touched something with my hand again, only this time it was on the other side.

I finally saw it! A huge jellyfish with two rose circles around its tentacles. I felt deep paralyzing fear… I shrank back, but almost bumped onto another jelly fish. They were everywhere!

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