Author: Chris Stege (---.sdf.bellsouth.net)
Date: 08-01-06 22:10
You saw two sharks while on Culebra? That's awesome. I just got back and didn't see any, but only snorkeled. Myths are certainly fun, but the truth that the ocean is connected no matter where you are on it is even better. I have been scuba diving for 15 years and have seen more varieties of sharks than I can name while diving, and they are by far the best thing to see. Their grace in motion through water rivals the beauty of Culebra's beaches.
I tend to go by the rule than unprovoked, a shark as big as you or smaller sees you as more predator than prey, and will keep it's distance. The few sharks I've seen that were substantially larger than me stayed even farther away from me than the smaller ones, much to my dismay.
It's unusual to see sharks snorkeling, you have to go a little offshore. The reefs by the beaches where you snorkel are too barren of food for sharks to have any interest, and believe me, they have little interest in eating you. If you see a shark while snorkeling, consider yourself lucky!
The fact is that you are substantially more likely to be killed in your car than in the prescence of a shark, so please, be greatful when you see such extra ordinary and ancient creatures, and be more careful when you drive. I live in Kentucky and more than 2,000 people die on our highways each year, that's 20 times more than the number of people killed by sharks each year world wide, and those 2,000 highway fatalities doesn't even take the death toll of our country/back road car accident fatalities.
Happy Snorkeling
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