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Caribbean Reef Shark
Since the beginning of my diving career, I was fascinated by Sharks. Learning to dive in Thailand, I got many close encounters with docile Leopard Sharks, and then of course the jaw-dropping encounter with the Whale Shark.
So in 2012, I finally managed to get some time off to go on a serious diving vacation. The prospect to see Whale Sharks again, brought me to Utila, a small island in Honduras. And indeed, on a snorkling trip, I did encounter a Whale Shark. After Utila I headed onwards to Roatan for some more diving, and especially a shark dive with Caribbean Reef Sharks, where the sharks were lured in by food. I was so excited by the chance to see the sharks up close, that I had trouble finding my camera under water. Fortunately, it was firmly attached and another diver pointed out where it got to.
There were many sharks present and after the feeding, since there was no current, we were allowed to swim towards the sharks for a bit. And there the magical moment happened, a Caribbean Reef Shark lined up with my camera and I managed to get a perfect picture of the shark. This is still my favorite shark picture.
Here is a quote from my original blog post:
Already back in Utila I saw advertisements for Shark Diving in Roatan
and so I booked this dive for Wednesday, it was offered by a company in
Coxen Hole, but a short cab ride took me there. We went down to 20m and
were able to sit/stand in front of 2m high corals, which ensured that no
Sharks would turn up behind us. At first we just watched the Sharks,
there were about 15 female Caribbean Reef Sharks present, but since
there was no current, we were allowed to swim around after a while. And
that was a breathtaking experience, every way I looked, I saw at least
one Shark :). At the end we went back to the Corrals and the Sharks
received the fish they came for, after a short frenzy everything was
eaten and the Sharks disappeared. We then had the opportunity to look
around the bottom for Shark teeth, and even though I was more interested
in looking at the remaining Sharks, my roommate gave me one of the
teeth he found :).
Even though I enjoyed diving in Utila and Roatan, I will most probably not return, because it is very difficult to get there from Switzerland and there are many other places which offer similar or even better diving. Nevertheless, I will always treasure the shark encounters I had there.
More pictures from Honduras can be found in my gallery.Labels: diving, pictures
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