This probably gave you more adrenalin rush than seeing a white shark.
  Btw, what camera were you using ? Was the camera completely submerged in
water or just a part of it ?


- Angelo





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                    04/11/2002
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Conditions at Shelly Beach last Saturday morning were nigh on perfect. The
sun shone.  The sea was calm, clear and blue with just a gentle break right
on the point.  Lots of small Purple-People-Eaters were in the shallows,
several having small fish living inside the bell in a symbiotic
relationship.  Later in the dive - after *the incident* wot I will describe
later - we saw a small sea hare; schools of gobys; robust zoanthids with
their tentacles out feeding in the bright sunlight filtering down; two
balls
of small juvenile catfish; lots of friendly Eastern Blue Groupers; a school
of large kingfish; a beautifully marked wobbegong that looked remarkably
like the type that are found over on Viv's side of the island; Flutemouths;
yellowtail; sweps; seapike; lots of different varieties of wrasse and
leatherjackets; and two schools of squid - one with about 30 individuals.
It could have been perfect .... :-)

There I was, leaning on Julian's shoulder in the shallows while I put my
fins on, when I looked down at the camera.  There appeared to be bubbles
inside the housing!  " That's funny!"  I thought.  I looked closely and
noticed that the 'O'-ring was pinched between the seal!  "Oh, bugger!"  I
yelled.  Passed my fins and mask to Julian, opened the housing, drained out
the water and ran back up to the car-park - with all the gear in place.
(Adrenalin's a wonderful thing!) :-)

I dried off the camera - that still worked - and later took it into a Sony
repair place.  Today - after just $44.00 - they pronounced it in good
working order. :-)

Who's a silly boy, then! :-)

Strike