10 years ago today, after nearly 72 hours at sea anchor, while huddling in the bow and eating my two minute noodles, I looked over board and said to Iain, "look at the pretty fi------sh..." What had initially looked like a fish, was actually a fin. A fin that got bigger and bigger as it came into view because it was attached to a creature that made the hair on my neck stand on end. The sea changed colour from the enormity of this creature and as it swam under our boat and away from us, I thought to myself that this was the most amazing wildlife experience I would ever have. But, when our shark turned on a dime and came back at us with full force and an open mouth, I realized that I was wrong...THIS was the most amazing wildlife experience I would ever have. Actually, I thought it might be the last experience of any sort that I would ever have! If you want to read more about it, here's a link to an article written not long after this happened. Spoiler alert...despite a great effort on the part of the shark, the rowers lived to tell their tale!
http://www.foxnews.com/story/2005/12/20/shark-attacks-rowing-boat.html