Saturday, March 21, 2009

Trip cancelled

The weather has prevented us from going out tomorrow. Rob was hoping to get out and do a pelagic shark trip.

We also desperately need to catch some fish for bait. This season so far, we have not been able to catch any due to the weather.

ON the last few trips we have been seeing a lot of Blue Sharks. Not many Mako sharks, which is disappointing.

Here are a few facts on the beautiful Blue Shark.

The Blue shark is one of the most easily recognized sharks. It is a sleek shark with long, pointed fins, a pointed snout, and large bulging eyes. Its sleek, tapered body makes it a graceful swimmer. Like most pelagic sharks, they are found worldwide.They are also the second fastest sharks, next to the Mako shark.

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Friday, March 20, 2009

The Great White Wine


If you are planning on joining us on a trip, why don't you take home a bottle of nice white wine as a souvenir. In stock is "The Great White Wine". It is a perfect gift for any family member or friends. Share your memories!!!

Ps. This is supposed to come out blue. My preview comes out reddish????????????

Intermediate Shark Season????

Golly, it has been over a month since my last post, and I am sure our keen readers must have thought we had dropped off the face of the earth. Alas, no such luck, we haven't been invited to be the next Mark Shuttleworth!

Well,they normally say that no news is good news. Sadly to say, that is not the case here. February is normally the start of our intermediate season. However the sharks have not arrived in the numbers that we have expected and we have had very low sightings indeed. This is a first in 15 years that we are still experiencing "low season". So far in March, the same trend has continued.

Our guests are always told of the latest sightings, or non sightings and most of them have been very keen to take the chance of going out to Seal Island.

The last few days have seen a remarkable shift in the weather and its gone from Sunny South Africa to jolly cold with a severe bite in the air. This cold front has affected the sea conditions and we have had a big swell push. This is a good sign for us, as it usually means the sharks will become more active and we hope to see a increase in sightings now.

Our next Great White Shark trip will be on Monday, and so I will let you know if anything has changed.

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