SHARK ATTACK

Today was a FABULOUS 32 degree in Cape Town, and we made our way to Gansbaai by car (pretty much the safest ...and only option). It was about a 2.5 hour drive over the mountain and through the rolling hills of the Western Cape. Gansbaai is well known for it's large Great White population and is situated on the East Coast (Mix of warm and cold currents from the Atlantic and Indian Ocean. Perfect shark temperature) Dyer Island forms the Shark Alley where plenty of seal colonies occupy the waters. Easy equation... Seals = Sharks. Fat seals = Big giant Great Whites.

We took a boat out to the bay of Gansbaai (translates to Goose Bay). In the high season which is June, you'll be able to go out to Dyer Island and apparently have fabulous visibility in front of you while in the cage, but today we were able to see about 5-10 metres in front of us. It was absolutely gorgeous and the water was a perfect blue.

We had 12 individual Great Whites approach the boat. They like to hunt/attack along the surface. So apparently you need to swim down if a shark approaches (fml). It was my, Rein and Damon's first time. YIKES!

To be continued...