So the Tuesday morning that Mike and I were on Oahu we did our craziest thing on the honeymoon and went swimming with sharks. Well it all started out with the craziest driver that we ever had! To start off, he picked up the wrong couple cuz he didn't even ask for names. Luckily we got it straightened out and were then on our way. He was driving like crazy! Going 80 in a 55 and weaving through traffic. One of the girls going was so car sick by the end of the drive that she didn't even get to go on the boat :(
Once we got on the boat we headed out to where they had the Cage anchored about three miles off shore.
Now it wasn't like they chummed the water or fed the sharks or anything like that to attract the sharks to the boat. They didn't want them in a feeding frenzy, which makes me feel better. What happens is that the crab fisherman fish out there and toss their extras over the side of the boat. So the sharks have learned to follow boats by the sound of the motors and then on our boat they were using just a little bobber and using it slap the water which was keeping the sharks interested.
So from the surface it looked like there was two sharks and not too big. 
In that picture you can see the fin slicing through the water heading for the little red bobber in front. And to the side you can see the people that were in the first group.
So then it was time to jump into the cage and have a look underwater for ourselves.
Not gonna lie, I totally freaked out!! It was a lot scarier underwater. Took me a few minutes to calm down and then it was just magical under there watching them just glide through the water. There were about 6 Galapagos Sharks ranging in length from 5 to 11 feet. 
So I really really LOVE all these amazing pictures that we got with just the little disposable underwater camera! Meaning that there are still several more pictures to come :) This was just such an amazing adventure!
Then we had probably the biggest shark that was there swim right under the cage, which was so amazing!
Tuesday, June 9, 2009
Swimming with Sharks
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This is so COOL! I can't believe you did this - I think I would have been freaking out. Way amazing pictures. now post some of the 2 of u :) in beautiful Hawaii.
I'm totally jealous!!! It does look a little scary though...I mean it looks like you could just slip and your foot would go right through the bars and get chomped off!
I had the same question as Jami...below your feet is there plexi glass?
nope no plexiglass my feet actually was in and out of the cage on accident
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