Good shark day :-)

This morning, I actually slept right through til 5.15am when my alarm went off!!! We only had one trip today but we had a 7.30am launch. The early morning trips really are the best! The sea is usually flat and the visibility is usually better. We are usually the first boat out too so we are more likely to get sharks!!

This morning was no exception – flat calm sea and good visibility (5.5m vertical, about 2.5m horizontal). We only had 9 clients of whom only 7 wanted to go in the cage. And it was a great shark day!! We had 4 sharks but they were really active and a couple were quite feisty! So Jason and I donned wetsuits and got in the cage too!! It was freezing cold (the sea was about 13°C) and it made me remember why I now dive in a drysuit in the UK!!! But we saw the sharks up close and personal which was brilliant and well worth the numbness!

I am constantly amazed at how much I love seeing these beautiful animals!! Each shark is different in its looks and behaviour and it’s fascinating to learn all about them!

We had our final lecture from Adrian, our marine biologist, this afternoon on Shark Conservation and Research – really interesting stuff!

Tonight is Lizzie’s last night with us so we are going out for a meal with some of the WSP crowd. I have to decide whether to drink or whether to be designated river and let Adrian have a drink……………………….