I went off to Stradbroke Island this weekend with Matt, Sam and a couple of their friends Bek and Tracey. It's a pretty cool place with loads and loads of sandy beaches and some beautiful scenery.
After being crowned "Whitest Man on the Beach" in Barcelona back in 2004, I was keen to extend my title to the shorelines of Australia, so I quickly uncovered my dazzling chest for the admiration of both the native people and local wildlife. I could tell they were impressed. Small children were taking photographs and bikini clad women were crowding round to get a tan from the whiteness reflected from my suncreamed body. I'm not sure, but at this present moment I think I could be the whitest man in Australia - I'll keep you posted when I've had a chance to check out some more of the competition. Keep this under you hats, but there has to be a Guiness World Record for "torso reflectivity" and I could well be in with a shot. Where's Norris McWherter when you need him?
Straddie Island has had a bit of a bad press in the news recently as there was a terrible shark attack just off Amity Point on the 8th January.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200601/s1543729.htm
To be honest I was a bit concerned that my lack of suntan might prove to be an interesting curiosity to any passing sharks in the area. It's said that a shark can smell a drop of blood in the sea from several miles away - I wasnt sure about their abilities to detect Englishmen in the water at similar distances, but I wasn't taking any chances. I was on a state of high alert and my senses were bristling for any signs of danger. By thrashing my arms and legs wildly I successfully fought of off several underwater attacks from floating driftwood, pieces of seaweed and sand clouds stirred up by my own feet. When I got back to shore I was pleased to discover that i still had a full complement of limbs (I checked twice just to make sure I hadn't double counted anything) and so the next time I go to the shoe store I'm happy to say I will still be buying footwear in pairs instead of lonely singles.
For some cool pictures of Straddie, check out Matt and Sam's blog at http://samsharpe100.blogspot.com/2005/01/surfing-and-squid-on-straddie.html
2 comments:
I didn't realize exactly how white you were!! Amazing. Maybe you should have someone else count your apendages for you... just incase its a piece of seaweed dangling. I hope you're having a great time!!!!!
I've just been told there's someone who's whiter than me in Australia - they call him "Albino Bob" and he lives in a cave in Cairns
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