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Shark dive

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October 14th 2013
both of us survived shark cage with all limbs and digits! Very close encounters with 10 ft plus sharks. Frigid water and adrenaline surge is good cardiac stress test. Many pictures on video and under water camera that i will not be able to download until home. 5 hour drive afterwards- tired now. Will get dinner and then bed. Sent from my iPad ... read more

Africa » South Africa » Western Cape » Gansbaai

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After the British seized the Cape of Good Hope area in 1806, many of the Dutch settlers (the Boers) trekked north to found their own republics. The discovery of diamonds (1867) and gold (1886) spurred wealth and immigration and intensified the subjug... ... read more