Great White Beaching

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?

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Getting ready to take my trip

Preparing for my very first international trip was a process for sure and took several attempts to get my passport. In addition, to lots of phone calls and research. First I had to order my birth certificate from another state. Then once it came in I went to send off for my passport I was first told that I needed to have a certified copy of my marriage license because my name didn't match the name on my birth certificate. I left feeling defeated but ordered a certified copy of it, tried again only to be the post office I went to only takes the first 22 people. This of course was no where listed anywhere. I called several other post office locations to only be told that I needed to be there at like 4-5 am to get in line to get my passport. I finally reached a location that told me to be there 7:30ish am and I should be able to get a place in line. This time I was the 9th person in line but again they only take the first 22 people. Once it was my turn I handed al...

Watching a great photographer work

This morning (Aug 22) our Great White Expedition group met up with Chris amd Monique Fallows - the leaders of Apex Predators and favorite shark photographer (well Chris is), in Mossel Bay, to leatn about some predatation and breaching. We were able to watch the use of seal decoys after some time around Mossel Bays Seal Island. It was awesome to watch them work together and how much patience is needed to get a photograph you are proud of or sometimes even just one.

Water Issues in S Africa

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...

S. Africa Cage Dive Trip

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