Swimming with the Sharks: Part II
At 5:30 this morning, we left the hotel and hopped into a tour bus to go see some sharks. To make a long story short, the weather turned against us and we ended up seeing very little. It was very windy today which made it real tough to keep the water properly chummed in relative to the position of the bait in the water. This meant that it was tough for the sharks to find the bait - they could smell it, but the smell was disconnected from the bait that the handlers were dangling in front of them.
And worse, even if the handlers had been able to magically produce a shark and keep its attention for more than 15 seconds, the water was too choppy to allow the tour team to launch the shark cage and get us into the water.
So - long story short - I didn't go swimming with the sharks today and instead had to settle for a nice cruise through one of the nicest bits of ocean I've ever seen. And I bought Christmas presents for my brothers, Allyson, Len and Caleb and my mom. More shopping tomorrow and another try with the sharks on Tuesday.
Now its 12:15 AM, Monday - late. And I'm going to bed.
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(name not saved), December 5, 2004
No present for your wife??? Don't forget the niece!
(name not saved), December 7, 2004
Bummer. Thats so lame.
I thought of you on a triscut with a sprig of parsley on top only to find out you were not even placed on the serving tray.
PS The dirty traveler has started his rants (secure area for the good stuff)
(name not saved), December 11, 2004
I doubt there's enough time to Fedex it to you, and it won't travel via blogwaves ... i was watching a tv show here in Vancouver, and some Canadian guy has invented what is evidently a very effective shark repellent ... just a potion, really.
If they come on to you too much, just tell them to blog off, ross ;-)