Is Great White Shark Diving Really That Bad?
When mentioning going diving with my friends a couple of years ago they jumped at the chance to do this as it is something that none of us had ever experienced. So off we went on one of those scuba diving holidays and I have to say that it was absoulty fantastic.
The Destination
We actually went Maldives diving as we thought this to be a great way to start our diving experiences and boy were we right. There are many different types of species of fish in this small area of the world, in fact 2,000, I am certain we spotted a fair number of them. We also spotted a couple of whale sharks and this is what got me into the whole shark diving mindset.
On Return
When arriving back home I found myself immediately wanting to go back and enjoy all of it again which is why we did 6 months later and then again a year later. I really had wanted to see more by this time and Great White just kept coming into my head. So the next idea that I put foward to the usual suspects was of course, why not try cage diving with great whites?” Some of them thought I was mad and really didn’t want to it and others jumped at the chance.
The Great White
However when we were finally underwater and the shark approached I was amazed, it looked simply stunning. The words to decribe that day have never really come into my head. We have done this now a couple of times and next year I am planning to do it with a couple of them without cages!
Great Whites are not as bad as people think and they have been known to let people touch them and even hold their dorsal fin, always have a professional on hand though!
