Church, Gansbaai |
Shark Lady Adventures |
Safety briefing at Shark Lady |
Shark Alley - Gansbaai (Kleinbaai) |
Gansbaai - Kleinbaai, harbor where the shark tours to Dyer Island leave from |
Shark Lady's boat, Gansbaai |
Shark cage hanging on the back of Shark Lady's boat |
Shark Lady Adventures, Gansbaai |
The shark cage holds 4 at a time |
Boat launch at Kleinbaai |
The boats are boarded on shore then rolled down the ramp |
Breakwater at Kleinbaai |
Fighting through the heavy surf to get out of Kleinbaai |
...I think it's time to put the Nikon in the drybag... |
Shark cage dive boat Apex Predator |
You can get an idea of how rough it is... |
Great White Shark going for the lure |
We did not have to wait long for our first Great White Shark at Dyer Island |
Great White Shark |
Great White Shark approaching the seal-shaped decoy |
Dorsal of a Great White Shark breaching the surface |
Great White Shark checking out the lure |
At Seal Island in False Bay, the boat tows the lure for "Air Jaws" |
The waters around Dyer Island are shallower so the sharks cannot use the Air Jaws technique to lunge at seals from the Deep |
Great White Shark attack |
Guide yanking the decoy away from the shark |
Great White Shark, Dyer Island |
Great White Shark going for the decoy |
Whale Whisperer |
Sightings from the boat would be better on a calmer day |
Great White Shark breach |
Great White Shark breach |
Great White Shark - dorsal fin |
Great White Shark, Dyer Island |
Great White Shark, Dyer Island |
Great White Shark attacking the bait |
Great White Shark breach |
Great White Shark jumping out of the water |
The bait is pulled away at the last moment |
The shark cage floats at the surface - no scuba gear is used |
Great White Shark from the shark cage |
Great White Shark emerges out of the gloom |
The cage is rocking with the boat making UW photos difficult |
...a snorkel would have been helpful... |
I had originally booked with White Shark Projects but they cancelled due to rough seas...probably a good idea... |