The Sting

This is my first post.

I suppose you are wondering what the title of this blog is and why.

It is Morsus Marinus- the Sting of the Sea. It come from my Coat of Arms, which I hope to have displayed here one day. The crest on the helm is that of a Portugese Man-O-War, or Bluebottle in Australia. They are those incedibly nasty and painful stinging animals in the water.

I chose that as my crest when I applied for a coat of arms from the King of Arms (In England), because that is the only animal that a serious Surfer or Ocean goer really cant handle. Sharks are nothing compared to the bluebottle. Most surfers wouldn't really worry about a shark, but a whole pile of bluebottes- thats a diferent story