I love my mom because she went Shark Cage diving with me next to Seal Island in the Indian Ocean. This was an EPOCH journey.
My moms friend Becky, and my friend Dexter joined in our shark diving escapades. We were picked up from the hotel from the shark cage diving company van at 4:40 am. After picking up Dexter and another couple on their honeymoon from Mexico, we made our way to Gordon’s Bay which is about 50 minutes outside of Cape Town proper. Since I know I get extremely sea sick (and that realization was confirmed when I got sick after sky diving), I took two Dremamine pills, which are supposed to settle your stomach and prevent you from getting sick on the ocean.
However, what I did not realize was how zonked out I would be after taking two of those pills. Immediately when I got on board the boat, I found a nice cushion and bench to crash on until we arrived at Seal island. When we got to the island I could barely keep my eyes open and I could barely put words together to make a sentence…even when I saw my first shark sighting I could barely express myself (“haaeeeeeeyyyyy ggggaagaguuuuyssss, Looooooookkk atttttt Dattt OVAA Daeeerrreeee…..SHHHHHARRRRRKKK”). I’m not sure if I even made a sound, it could have been in my head. Anyway, Seal Island was incredible. It is home to over 60,000 seals and it hardly can be described as an island. It’s more like a massive rock. We watched the seals play in the waves and slide down along side the rocks of the island. “Awww they are sooo cute, I just want one to bring home with me and…….OH MY!!!" CHOMP CHOMP CHOMP!....................no more seal....... :(
The shark surged up into the air from the depths of the sea and totally obliterated this seal. Natural selection at its finest. I'm not gonna lie...it was pretty, pretty, pretty thrilling. After watching the predation for a while, it was time for us to get into the cage. I am usually the biggest coward when it comes to sharks... ask my sister and brother and dad, who always make fun of me when we are in the ocean together because I am always looking around to make sure nothing is below me or is going to bite me. (side note: I'm a little afraid of sea weed too).
Anyway, I was actually not too scared to get into the cage with these beasts swimming around. While we were in the cage, the captain of the boat and his assistants threw chum (dead fish guts) into the water, along with a fake foam board seal to attract the sharks. Dexter and I were face to face with this seemingly pre-historic creature. They are ugly looking fellers. When you look into their eyes, you know that they just want a little human hors d'ouevre. The water was depressingly cold. Even though we were wearing the thickest wet suits, the water still made my nipples hard enough to cut glass. My mom and Becky were next to enter the cage. This was a sight to see. I’ve never heard women scream and yelp so much as they entered the cage. “Ahhh…eeeeeeh…..oooohhhh….AYAYAYAY!” After seeing the one shark wildly attack the fake seal, the ladies had seen enough and were cold enough to call it a day after only being in the water for about 10 minutes….I’m still proud though. This was an awesome experience.
I love my mom because she watched me play soccer with my Camps Bay FC soccer team.
After the game she took Corey, Allen, Phil, Taylor Downs, and Sarah Bell and Tommy Clarke (CEO of Grass Roots Soccer- he is an awesome guy by the way) to get sushi. YUM YUM IN MY TUM!!
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