20 Oct 2010

Mergulhar com Tubarões Brancos na Africa do Sul

  "I had come to South Africa with a group of American journalists on an adventure tour of this rugged, gorgeous country at the end of the known world, a tour that included the chance to cage dive with great white sharks. As soon as we launched our 11-meter power catamaran out of the fishing village of Kleinbaai, it was easy to see why great whites are found here in such numbers: Our route took us through a narrow passage between Dyer Island's African penguin colony to the north and Geyser Rock's bustling cape fur seal station to the south - "Shark Alley," locals call it. "Lunch" is what the sharks might say.

"Monster" is an uncharitable way to describe the juveniles who started the show. Sleek and beautiful, at 9 to 10 feet long they were positively lithe compared with Hollywood depictions of this mysterious animal. Curious too - they seemed to enjoy playing chase-the-bait but were clearly interested in what was in the cage: us. One youngster suddenly checked himself midflow, made an abrupt, 90-degree turn and hung for a second just inches from our faces, staring intently with the same expression as a whip-smart puppy. Curious, almost playful, and strangely nonthreatening."
 fonte: sportsdiver.com