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Is Bondi Rescue real? Where is Bondi Beach? How do you get to Bondi Beach? It takes a couple of hours at a leisurely pace; you may even find the smaller Coogee Beach less crowded for beach activities. The beach is around 7km east of the centre of Sydney; I usually take the bus from Circular Quay; it takes about 45 minutes. Leisabelle B Sydney, Australia 1 contribution. Unless you're a blondie with hot bods, or the cameraman for Bondi Rescue show, the lifeguards are truly slackers!
This were on mid Jan We were there with 3 young children and a baby. All 3 kids and myself were stung by a blue bottle jellyfish. But my 6yo daughter was grabbed in both legs by the jellyfish and she instantly cried out loud in pain. A lifeguard who were 5 meters away from us was chatting with a girl next to his vehicle and didnt care a bit.
I ran to him explaining that my daughter had many2 stings on both her legs, and he said he had to attend another site and will come back. Which then he drove to back to his tower and never came back for us. I dragged my daughter all the way from near the water to the tower. And they did nothing! Everyone around us were looking at us as my daughter cried in pain. Her legs got swollen scratches from the jellyfish.
As we reached the tower, a lifeguard walked down the stairs and ignorantly just pointed at the tower directing us to go in there. Inside, we were only told to get to the nearest shower and thats it! Anyone who'd ever got stung by a jellyfish would know how bad the pain is!
And my 6yo girl was not offered any help at all!! I knocked the back door of the tower and the same lifeguard opened the door. I asked him if he could help my daughter with anything, as she was still sobbing in pain on the floor, cant walk.
He told me to hold the door and left to get ice. There was a clinic bed right next to the door and we were the only ones needing help in that tower. So what were we there?
Rubbish in pain?? I pulled my daughter in and lay her on the clinic bed and checked on her swelling. The guy came back with a plastic bag of ice and said, it'll be ok soon. Thats it. He didnt even give a good look or spent 30seconds looking at her, comforting or whatever. I stayed there for a few minutes, waiting till the painkiller I gave her to start working.
Good thing I carried Panadeine in my bag and shoved one to her mouth the second I realised she had a jellyfish sticked on her legs. I was worried that someone will ask us to leave, as that lifeguard boy didnt even let us in. I was ready to really yell at him if he ever ask me to get my sick child out. So the Panadeine worked, and we walked back to our bags and towels.
But that was the only time in my life, that I was forced to watch my child screaming in pain, while the people who were paid to help her did nothing when they can obviously do something. Or shall I call it, swimsuit ads.. Hi Leisabelle, I'm so sorry you had such a terrible experience. I have been stung by a bluebottle and my young son was also stung at Bondi and screaming in endless pain.
It's really awful. I have to defend the Bondi Rescue lifeguards on this occasion though. Believe me when I say they have seen thousands of bluebottle stings in their working career and they know that your daughter was not in danger for her life. I don't know their full medical scope but I understand the lifeguards would never administer strong drugs to a 6 year old, they would call the Paramedics if need be.
In fact they told you the most effective treatment for bluebottle stings - running the area under hot water, which immediately deactivates the toxins. The lifeguards are there to save people whose lives are in danger. If they were attending to your daughter they can't keep their eyes fully on the surf and be ready at a second's notice. If you watch the show, you will know every second can count.
If your daughter was stung then soon many others would probably be stung and if they were helping your daughter then they would have to help everyone and that's when real mayhem can start at the tower. I'm sure you understand. Having said all that, however, even though the lifeguards have seen thousands of bluebottle stings, it sounds like they should have explained things more clearly to you and perhaps had a much better 'bedside manner'.
It's so distressing when your child is screaming in pain and they could have perhaps been more sympathetic to that.
This photo, taken during the show, always reminds me of the artistic beauty of Bondi -- perfectly captivating even without the installations. Straw Sensation. During the "Sculpture By The Sea" exhibition along the beach-path from Bondi to Tamarama, this fabulous art-piece sat perched on a hill looking over one of the many beached inlets along the route.
With the combination of its regally imposing height, the informality of the rider's clothing, and the purity of it all being made out of straw, the piece of which I can not seem to find the artists' name was captivating, especially placed on a cliff above the pounding ocean. Each year the pieces are different, and new artists and concepts come into play.
I've had the pleasure of experiencing it twice, and highly recommend it for an art afficiandos, travellers, and fun-fiends alike! Tourism Australia. The restaurant offers delicious fresh seafood, and is named after a group of dedicated locals who swim at the beach year-round and offers delicious fresh seafood.
With cocktail in hand, enjoy a bit of celebrity-spotting as well as the view of the iconic Icebergs swimming pool and surfers of Bondi Beach. Along the journey pass outdoor cafes and pubs, the Bondi Icebergs Club open to visitors and clearly one of the coolest places to be in the city , Waverley Cemetary, dream beachhouses, and Aboriginal carvings. Duration: 90 minutes. Level of difficulty easy: People density: high. This is coming from someone who lives in California.
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