Shark Scare
I just want to make a quick post about this. I live in South Florida, so I'm not a stranger to sharks and other aquatic dangers, but this was a bit crazy. A few days ago, I went out boating and snorkeling with my dad and brothers. We left the inlet and anchored at some shoals that were exposed due to low tide. The waves were moderate, but still crashed over the top of the shoals. All around the shoals was sand, spreading out - consider the shoals to be like a rocky sandbar, and it was deeper all around it. The beach was close, but not close enough to swim there easily - we were much farther out than the buoys which mark off the "swimmers only / no boats" area close to the shore. There, I set the scene. So we raised our red and white dive flag on the boat (which is required if you're swimming outside of the buoy-marked zone) and anchored beside the shoals. I'm a strong swimmer so I donned my mask, snorkel, boots, and fins and swam over to the shoals. Even thoug...