Sam: There’s hardly anyone in the sea today… odd for a Sunday.
Shawn: I wonder what the red flags mean?
Becks: Why are those lifeguard guys running towards us?
Turns out the beach was closed because a saltwater croc was sighted just off the Strand this morning. Oh, and some idiots have been chumming off the jetty and caught a 3m tiger shark last night. Oopsy.
Becks is a marine ecology PhD student, living in Queensland (Australia), Dumaguete (Philippines) and London (UK). Marinegirl is her online alter-ego. She dreamt her up as as super-gorgeous superhero saving the underwater world (if you've seen Captain Planet, you get the idea). She is not, and never will be, in the marines.