Friday, September 14, 2007

Shark Cage Diving In South Africa

Shark cage diving has become a permanent fixture on most adrenalin-junkies’ must-do lists, along with bungee jumping, paragliding, sand-boarding and the like.

What makes this experience unique is that it involves a close encounter with one of the most-feared creatures on our planet – the great white shark. The rush comes not from speed or height but from being inches away from the snapping jaws of, well,
Jaws – the monster from the horror movie that gave children and adults of the 1970’s nightmares and kept them from the ocean waves in droves.

Of course today we know that while certainly dangerous, sharks are incredible and beautiful creatures which have a bad reputation and are more than a little misunderstood. Part of the experience o View the rest of this article


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