Risk...adventure tourism

[paddlehands]

Here is a neat article on risk taking. I got this from the Quixotica
blog. Worth a look considering recent discussion.

Paddle safe and often,

hopefully in non-shark chummed waters......or maybe in chummed.....


here is the link


http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1718951,00.html


Stan

[Alex McGruer]

We get the odd shark here. Terry Prim and I managed to chum one in by
accident in Flatrock a few years back. At 6 or 7 feet he was not what
we expected as we dragged in our 15 cod.

[Squidink]

I'm trying to figure out the functioning brain of someone who'd
consider diving sans cage while feeding killer sharks. Call me a
whoos, but I'd rather play hopskotch blindfolded in a potholed black-
iced George Street on the morning following St. Paddy's day than toss
a brisket in front of several layers of sharpened great whites.

[Alex McGruer]

Darwin at work.
Of course there is the Run Of The Bulls, Base jumping and people
chasing whales around the Cape Broyle headland: So who knows LOL.

But seriously, these folks ar not well.

[Squidink]

Of course there is ...people

Sure, that's healthy exercise :)
Shark diving in the skinnies, we're talking loony bin suicide wannabe
crackpots.

[Squidink]

But having said all that.... there is a local company looking at shark
diving as a tourism venture. And it does sound exciting. And I doubt
they'll be dealing with the same type of sharks (basking, I hope)...

[b***@hotmail.com]

According to the documentary "Sharkwater", sharks aren't dangerous;
seems like it might be a bit of misinformation in that film. The
reason I say that is 70% of it is footage of Paul Watson and his
nonsense...........whole other topic.......non paddling related so
I'll stop it right there.

[Alex McGruer]

I doubt

Post by Squidink
they'll be dealing with the same type of sharks (basking, I hope)...

We have some interesting sharks ,porbeagle, Tiger, Mako, great white,
that 7 foot thing that buzzed us. We have some little grey beggars
(dog fish) they are actually grey shark.
And we have basking shark.
There is only one I would be comfortable paddling with.

[Squidink]

 I doubt> they'll be dealing with the same type of sharks (basking, I hope)...
We have some interesting sharks ,porbeagle, Tiger, Mako, great white,
that 7 foot thing that buzzed us. We have some little grey beggars
(dog fish) they are actually grey shark.
And we have basking shark.
There is only one I would be comfortable paddling with.

and I dare say we don't usually stop to ask name and serial number of
the well-endowed toothsome species. as always, paddle fast, good
forward stroke. stay on top of the wave.