I awoke at ~4:30 in the morning to catch a 4:45 bus to Gaiinsbai (I’m sorry the spelling is probably completely off) to go Shark Diving. For those of you amazed that I woke so early, it did, believe it or not happen. I slept most of the bus ride, but did catch glimpses of a documentary about crazy people who shark dive without cages.
Anyway, I was fed breakfast upon arrival in Gaiinsbai and then driven to the boat we would take to go shark diving. The boat was smallish, but sufficient for our purpose with the cage hanging off the back. When we arrived at the shark diving area, ~1 hour away, the dive instructor gave us instructions and safety tips before we dived. As a precaution he told us that it was the wrong time of season to see sharks, and there would be a decent chance we would see very few if any. At this point I was having serious buyer’s remorse for the trip.
After we suited up and hopped into the cage, I couldn’t have been happier we did it. We saw several sharks up close. Giant sharks, of course I want to tell you they were 4.5 – 6 meters long, but that would be exaggeration at its finest. In reality the largest shark we saw was ~3 meters in length, none the less, plenty large. An excellent experience that I would highly recommend for anyone visiting S. Africa.
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