One tough Cookie.

Those that know Cooks, know that she has a bit of a 'thing' for creatures.

Spiders, ants, slaters, slugs, snails, beetles. Her creatures have been collected from the sea lately - fish, prawns, squids, crabs, pipefish, sea worm thingos....

and moon jellyfish.

Jellyfish must be her current favourites. She spends hours collecting them in her net, popping them in a bucket, unfortunately sometimes squishing them through her fingers.

Well apparently the moonies, have exacted their revenge.

They've called on their cousin, the blue bottle. ONE SOLITARY STINKING NASTY BLUE BOTTLE to do their dirty work.

Cooks was floating around the boat, in her floaties, minding her own business when they put their 'plan' into action. All of a sudden, Cooks started screaming and swimming back to us ferociously fast.

We had NO IDEA what had happened, as we were watching her the entire time.

The poor little mite had been stung all over her tummy, bum, chest, shoulder, wrist - she must have swum in a circle and wrapped the tentacle around her...

Lots of hot water, followed by copious treats, and she was fine.

Today she's covered in red dots (which were white raised dots after the sting). It really did do a number on her.
.. and today we're checking for them prior to jumping off the boat.

and Cooks, true to form, couldn't give a rat's arse. She's back in the water now, proud of her dots.

She is one tough Cookie!