Around The World In 80 Waves

This gives a shark’s eye view of how things look on the surface of the water when the big fish are feeling hungry. It isn’t altogether surprising that occasionally they decide to have a nibble on a human popsicle to see what they taste like.

I am more than a little bit nervous of such things in this area, a situation which is not aided by my surf guide saying (and I’m quoting directly) that getting in the water here represents a “very real prospect of becoming a great white shark’s evening meal.” Hmmmm!!!! Apparantly it is even worse if you cross the Golden Gate Bridge and head north into Marin County and beyond. However the chances are incredibly slim of anything actually happening. Thousands and thousands of surfers get in the water every day here without incident, so it is highly unlikely anything will happen to me. But…

I found this online but am not sure it helps at all. Thankfully the further south I travel the less likely I am to see one of these. However once I get a roof rack swerving Northern California altogether may well be on the cards. The ‘Red Triangle’ as the area immediately south of San Francisco is rather worryingly known is not something I am finding at all appealing if I am honest.

The Aussies used to have a shark repellant surf wax which was guaranteed against shark attack or your money back, which was clearly of no use at all but it might have settled my mind a little.