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What a fantastic day! The visibility was the best that I have seen in ages, that in conjunction with amazing sharks is a winning combination. The sharks arrived very quickly today and we had the first clients in the water before you could say ‘shark’! We had eleven large sharks, with one shark in particular showing all his pearly whites all the time. It spent more time outside of the water than in it :)! The water temperature drop has not gone unnoticed by the guests, however after a couple of minutes one gets use to it! Beautiful sharks, great visibility and awesome people made today a great trip…

Wow! We had a truly amazing time at sea today. The day started off on a wet note with heaps of rain, fortunately for us we were on a well equipped vessel. We simply released the side tarps and that protected us from all the rain, being the largest shark diving boat in South Africa has its perks! The rainbow was a good sign for us; the shark activity was very high with very close passes by the cage! The visibility in the water was amazing for most of the trip allowing for marvellous viewing, the rain offers some advantages. The sharks were passing time and time again and were all in the size range of about 3.5 meters. After the rain had moved on we were greeted by beautiful flat seas! It was an adventure packed day…

Every year on the 25th of February, Marine Dynamics and Dyer Island Cruises donate vessels to the commemoration of the BIrkenhead disaster…

It was an extremely eventful trip today with lots to see. We were being invaded by swarms of blue bottles (only 3) and they made an interesting conversation topic for quite some time! Our infamous “Big Nemo” made an appearance to the delight of the crew, she really isn’t the pretty’s girl in the water, but she’s still fantastic! All our sharks were more or less 3.5 meters in length today except for our final shark of the day who was 4 meters in length. The sharks were not us energetic and jumpy as usual, but they compensated by giving some REALLY close passes by the cage. On our way back to harbour we were treated with a bryde’s whale sighting, these ‘small’ whales frequent this area very often and it is always a treat to see them! A great day…

We had an abundance of sharks today and some phenomenal passes by the cage! We weren’t kept waiting at all today, the sharks were very punctual for a change :)! The sharks varied in size today with the largest being 4 meters. We had guests from all over the world and that always makes it interesting to see how different people respond to these animals. We had some screams, laughter and even our “smaller” guests started to fall asleep. We sighted some box jellies in the water today which was an added bonus! A very experience rich trip…

 

What a very special day it was on the boat today! We were celebrating a honeymoon with some newlyweds as well as having a party with one of our birthday girls on board! The shark sightings were very active and we barely had to wait 5 minutes for them to arrive! We had several large sharks today with the largest being 4 meters. The increase in wind gust resulted in a large drop in visibility in the water; however the sharks were very accommodating in this regard by simply coming closer to the cage :)! A couple of interesting sightings, other than the sharks of course, were some peculiar jellyfish in the water! I am still going to find out the species name, but if anyone knows its name please comment on the blog! I have added a photo of one of our local Gannets as well! A very entertaining day today…

 

Today the visibility in the Dam was less than desirable; however the sharks were on the scene very quickly! We had several sharks today, ranging in length between 2 and 3 meters. The larger sharks seemed to be preoccupied somewhere else. Most likely taking care of a couple of seals who wondered too far off course. We had a great treat today when a couple of hagfish were swimming in front of the cage. These fish are known locally as the “snot slang”, due to the fact that they secrete large amounts of slime when captured. That was a real treat for everyone on board. All and all it was a great day, with no Monday blues…

Outstanding sharks on today’s trip! They arrived very quickly and stayed throughout, we sighted two of the same sharks from yesterday a female with a distinctive notch and a male who may be ‘Triple Dot’ from last year. Activity was top notch and we sighted two larger sharks towards the end of the trip. A great day for all on board!
 

It’s a common problem during summer that we struggle with visibility and unfortunately today was one of those days. Sharks however were absolutely stunning in every sense of the word. Even though the crew are working with these animals everyday you could see it in all our faces – this was a special day. The star of the show was a large female close to 4 meters in length one of our guests wanted to call ‘Sharkias Maximus’ and the name suited her quite well. She dominated the other sharks around the boat rubbing along side the cage as she passed and then rushing the bait from below. We sighted 12 sharks in total with a size range of just under 4 to just over 2.
 

Conditions were perfect upon arrival in Joubertsdam but we could see the cold front approaching on the horizon. The sharks responded within minutes and before long we had four circling the boat, one smaller shark and three big ones. The largest was around the 4 meter mark and came very close to the cage on several occasions. Before long we were joined by others and the trip was almost done by the time the weather began to move in. We rushed back for the cover of the Great White House before the rain began to pour down!

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