Nice article, Island_Sands!!

[maytag]

Island_Sands,

That was a fantastic travel report that is featured! I thoroughly enjoyed reading it. Great photos, too. You are so multi-talented!

I've been looking into a work trip to S.A.; hope to visit the country soon! Let us know if you have any plans to visit the Cape Town of the Great Lakes (Chicago)

Anyway, thanks for posting the wonderful article. Cheers to you!

P.S. Have you ever taken a trip to dive the Natal Sardine Shoal? It looks spectacular in the photos I've seen, and I've seen tour operators featuring this particular dive, but it seems like a difficult one...

[fcallagy]

second that sara well done
thanks for it

[spaghetti]

third that: reading the article just feels like having been there in person (which means: excellent report). But...who is Gordon Ramsay?

[josedesucre]

I would certainly agree with Maytag and Spago. It is almost as íf we've been there with you. Can I start bragging about it? Congrats, Sara!

[island_sands]

Hi to all! thank you very much hehehehe it was a great trip and i certainly don't feel like a wuss anymore, especially that i have dived in cold water! haha!

Spaghetti - Gordan Ramsay?? Oh Darling dont you know???
Gordon Ramsay Home Page - Fine Dining in London



Just back in Dubai and trying to catch up with my life... see you soon!

I have not done the sardine run in Kwazulu-Natal, but plan to get a trip together for June to do just that and also it is predation season in Cape Town and would like to include white shark viewing (breaching) from the boat Interested?

[cigarlung]

Thanks Great Story Great Pictures. Makes Me Think Of Wilbur Smith The South Africian Adventure Novelist Rage And Power And The Sword Are My Favorites.

[island_sands]

Originally Posted by cigarlung

Thanks Great Story Great Pictures. Makes Me Think Of Wilbur Smith The South Africian Adventure Novelist Rage And Power And The Sword Are My Favorites.

ah i like his books too! what was the title of the one set in cape town with all the ships, was it bird of prey?

[maytag]

Originally Posted by island_sands

I have not done the sardine run in Kwazulu-Natal, but plan to get a trip together for June to do just that and also it is predation season in Cape Town and would like to include white shark viewing (breaching) from the boat Interested?

That sounds purely awesome! I hear the sardine run is so massive they can spot it on satellite. Your article was so vivid I could feel the trepidation of diving in shark-infested water! Are you going to use a shark shield for the Natal dive, or will the shark shield interfere with the natural process of sharks collaborating with the dolphins to herd the sardines? Exciting. Extra wishes for a safe trip!

Looking forward to your next write-up! Welcome back, and cheers to you!

P.S. Anyone know if DeepThinker is back from Nigeria?

[drea]

hey
im so curious to read saras article now. can anyone tell me where to find it?
cheers
drea

[Oldsarge]

Me, too. I feel left out . . . or befuddled. Age?

[island_sands]

its on the front page
DeeperBlue.net - Fanatical About FreeDiving, Scuba Diving, Spearfishing & Technical Diving

drea, will be in touch soon.

[Marwan]

ola sara
its been a while how are you?
nice article indeed, i always wanted to go to SA, got a little taste there...
cheers

[island_sands]

Originally Posted by maytag

That sounds purely awesome! I hear the sardine run is so massive they can spot it on satellite. Your article was so vivid I could feel the trepidation of diving in shark-infested water! Are you going to use a shark shield for the Natal dive, or will the shark shield interfere with the natural process of sharks collaborating with the dolphins to herd the sardines? Exciting. Extra wishes for a safe trip!

Looking forward to your next write-up! Welcome back, and cheers to you!

P.S. Anyone know if DeepThinker is back from Nigeria?

Jeannette

There are a few schools of thought on shark shields... speak to Miles, he has a good anecdote.

When using a shark shield, think about what attracts sharks to any object - a magnetic field....

[wet]

Island Sands,

I liked the article, made me shiver even though I was sitting in a warm and dry computer lab! I didn't know about the dive aquariums, very nice.

I'm curious, when diving in cold water (compared to the Red Sea), do the fish and other critters have the same tempo or speed as near the equator, or is it faster paced? Seems to me that the chillier the water, either the animals have to swim faster (and eat lots more, like seals) or go slow (sort of like hibernation) and eat less.

Also, have you dived the Medit., the Red and the Persian-Arabian Gulf? Is the water temperature and plant and animal life similar or very different? To me they should all be kind of similar compared to the South African waters, which have different temperate, climate and species (kelp, white sharks, abalone, seals).

Good read!

DDeden

[podge]

Sara just read the report and I must agree with ALL the posts above, first class me dear.