The next thing I see, one person after the other starts to dive in and swim with them! All of a sudden I am almost the only person left on the boat and the prospect of also going to look at the sharks from under the water seemed more likely. At least probability wise the risk of them attacking me out of the 20 people in the water seemed less or that’s what I was telling myself! I’m sure I have been in the water with quite a few sharks around on previous occasions but maybe never quite so aware, and definitely never wearing a scuba mask in the middle of the Pacific ocean. I’m so happy I overcame my fear and went in, as being underwater with them and seeing them glide through the ocean effortlessly was one of the most impressive things I have ever seen. After this rather epic start to the morning, the day just kept getting better: eating fresh Tahitian dishes on a Moto off palm leaves with my feet in crystal clear turquoise water; going to look for Mantas and swimming in an ocean teeming with wildlife!
