I was awoken by the sound of a fog horn in the distance, and drew the curtains to a thick grey mist covering the garden. I assumed today would be bad weather, and wrapped up warm, then stepped outside to find that the fog had been blown out to sea only to be replaced by bright, warm sunshine.
Working with Marine Dynamics, there is no such thing as Monday blues! I spent the morning in the garden outside the office trying to chase a beautiful sunbird, attempting to get a nice photograph of it. Unfortunately, the bird eluded me, but I'm sure I'll get it one of these days!
After that, it was time to set sail again. The mood on board was upbeat as usual, and it wasn't long before we saw our first shark of the day. This time, I was ready with my data capture sheet and managed to collect some good data. I noticed one of the sharks appeared to have a tactic of gently approaching the bait, feigning interest, then suddenly snapping back around to grab it.
After a good while of data capture, I set about taking photos (some of which I will eventually get around to posting on here). I think I got a couple of good ones! Then it was the end of another exciting trip, and we began to head home. After disembarking Slashfin, the name of our boat, we proceeded to walk up the road back to the office. Unfortunately, a group of fishermen decided to drive past us with a boat full of dead Copper sharks (Carcharhinus brachyurus). I'm not sure any of the guests noticed or cared, but I found it appalling. How are groups like Marine Dynamics supposed to promote the conservation of sharks and other marine life when people like this are driving up and down with their catch on such open display?!
Anyway, I am currently writing this blog in the garden, the sun beginning to set in front of me. Hopefully tonight we will be heading to Ed and Anna's house to eat some leftovers from the braai and watch a couple of films.
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