BAHAMAS ADVENTURE

foofer b · Post by **foofer b** » Sat Nov 13, 2010 9:51 am

I spent a week in Nassau last month and took some photos. Sorry , it is a little off topic. FB

prowlersfish · Post by **prowlersfish** » Sat Nov 13, 2010 9:57 am

Are you nuts !!!!

rossjo · Post by **rossjo** » Sat Nov 13, 2010 11:30 am

Great pix - but are you crazy?

Did you run your boat over?

tsawyer · Post by **tsawyer** » Sat Nov 13, 2010 11:39 am

I think I would have preferred it a little less sharky!

k9th · Post by **k9th** » Sat Nov 13, 2010 4:07 pm

WOW.....you must be crazy or an adrenaline junkie...one of the two.

Great photos and I guess my question is did you know ahead of time that the sharks would be there or was that a surprise?

Allen Sr · Post by **Allen Sr** » Sat Nov 13, 2010 4:27 pm

IF thats his idea of fun I want him as my public relations manager!!

randyp · Post by **randyp** » Sat Nov 13, 2010 6:49 pm

Why are we all asking the same question?? OF COURSE he's nuts.......He owns a Trojan and he's nuts about it! Foofer, is that an F-26 cabin you're in? Looks very familiar. Did you borrow my boat for your trip????

alexander38 · Post by **alexander38** » Sat Nov 13, 2010 7:41 pm

That's cool your a nut but it looks fun.

Peter · Post by **Peter** » Sat Nov 13, 2010 7:44 pm

nice pics,cute little fishies...

ready123 · Post by **ready123** » Sat Nov 13, 2010 7:57 pm

Only us Scuba divers know how un-crazy it is to do a shark dive. If they ate humans for food they would be extinct!!
Who was the DM/feeder?

Stuart runs the best shark dive I've ever been on (Great Barrier Reef, Fiji, Hawaii, Blackbeards, Cayman)... I also really like the first dive before the feed when they are more docile and swim alongside you.
Have you done the dive with silky's out at the submarine testing buoy? Worth doing as you get to hold them in your arms like a baby.

rossjo · Post by **rossjo** » Sat Nov 13, 2010 8:44 pm

Tell that to Steve Irwin ...

prowlersfish · Post by **prowlersfish** » Sat Nov 13, 2010 8:51 pm

Diving = being nuts . You dive off a good boat in to the water with sharks NUTS . You dive out of a good air plane = nuts

Case Closed

ready123 · Post by **ready123** » Sat Nov 13, 2010 9:40 pm

rossjo wrote:Tell that to Steve Irwin ...

Steve was struck by a stingray's barb through his heart... freak accident.

rossjo · Post by **rossjo** » Sat Nov 13, 2010 10:15 pm

yes - but he IS dead.

I catch plenty of stingrays (some quite large - 3-4' across), and I avoid that barb at all costs.

We went to the Caymans on a cruise, and we had no desire to swim with the stingrays @ Stringray City.

I scuba dive as well, and have no personal desire to swim with Sharks.

You're all (Foofer is the man) are welcome to, but I'll pass ... to each his own ...

foofer b · Post by **foofer b** » Sun Nov 14, 2010 8:03 am

Yeah, I knew there would be sharks- it was Stuart Cove's shark adventure dive. I had no friggin idea they would be so damn close!!! It was thrilling to say the least. The first dive was on a small wreck, with us hanging off the stern rails. It was only about 16' wide , so the feeder, Rupert, a gutsy fellow, was at most 8' away while feeding them. The sharks swam on and off the deck at railing level between you and the next scared silly bloke, right past your head. One actually knocked my camera out of my hand with his fin. Then the feeder moves from one guy to the next feeding them even closer to you so the camera man can get shots of you. I mean 5-6' away!!

But as Ready says, they are not interested in you, and Stuarts does a good job of controlling them and not getting them riled up.

And yes it is an F26 and we flew over.