S. Africa Cage Dive Trip

So the first day I got to meet Chris Fallows, my favorite shark photographer - and my inspiration for working on my own photography (esp water and nature) - I literally squealed like a girl at a boy band concert (it's how I image my friend Peeper when she sees NKTOB). He came over an gave me hug and as amazing as that was then we went out on the boat for our first dive Chris and his wife went with us. His wife, Monique, is even sweeter and such a caring person and was very compassionate in helping me deal with the embarrassment of throwing up due to seasickness. It made me feel so much better when she said she suffered seasickness for about two years when she started being out on the boat.  They did not go out with our second dive but we they did tell use they would try to see us when we went to Mossel Bay.             Once we were in Mossel Bay we learned that Chris and Monique would be there for a week and we were given a chance to go ...

South African Pictures Part 1- South African Pictures Part 2 These pictures are a variety of pictures from my trip including my flight, hotels, lots of waves/ocean, animals. small video clips. Will be hopefully adding some from my GoPro - the best videos that I got I have uploaded already to the blog. Here is my YouTube video playlist from my GoPro that I have uploaded....

While I was in S. Africa one thing I noticed is that Cape Town and Simon's Town both had signs asking that everyone conserve water and be conscious of how they are using it. The Grosvenor Guest House, the bed and breakfast, where I stayed at in Simon's Town had a beautiful bathroom with a tub that was similar to a claw foot tub. When I first saw it I initially was so excited because I was planning on taking a long, hot, soaking bath after such a long flight from Texas to S. Africa. Besides the tub the rest of the bathroom was stunning and simple yet elegant. When I was getting ready to take a bath and settle in to my room & bed I went to set up the tub to soak I noticed a sign above the tub that asked that we not take bath because of how much water it wastes. It was then I noticed that between the sink and the shower was something like a five gallon bucket with a sign asking that you use the bucket to catch the water while the waiting for hot water.  There was also a sign...

Sevengill Cow Shark

So even though this isn't a full picture of the great white breaching but I did get to see the full thing in real life. It was the most spectacular and amazing thing to witness. You can see the extra push of water coming from the shark. This is something they do when they atrack cape cur seals from below. It is truly breathtaking and happens soooo quickly! Seeing this on the biat qith Chris and Monique and hearing their excitement of getting the shot with their cameras was something the was so exhilarating down to my core. How many people get to witness such and amazing thing with their favorite shark photographer?

This was seen on a morning when we got to go out on the boat in Mossel Bay with Chris and Monique Fallows. It was our 2nd day in Mossel Bay with them for a morning predation trip so they could get some pictures. 1st day we didnt get lucky BUT 2 day was amazing with a full breach and a partial breach.