Flyboy’s Message!
Yesterday we arrived into Cape Town, South Africa. We quickly loaded all of the film crew’s gear into our van and proceed to drive an hour to Kleinbaai where we were welcomed by the owners of Dyer Island View B and B. The guest house gets its name due to the fact that you can see the famous Dyer Island from the front porch. The view was spectacular. Upon arrival we had a fabulous fresh seafood dinner. Later in the evening I took a walk to the harbor front for an up close look at the Apex Predator, the boat that would be taking us to the world renowned Great White Shark grounds.
This morning I was up at 5:00am local time with an extremely high level of excitement. After a brief walk on the beach our wonderful house keepers made us an award winning breakfast. Yummy! At 7:00am the bells began ringing and we were headed for the boat ramp where the Apex Predator was being launched by a 4×4 tractor. It was cool! Everyone hoped aboard the boat for a 10 minute ride out to the shark cage diving area. Upon arrival the crew swiftly placed the cage in the water attached a chum bag and orange buoy to it and we were off to check out Dyer Island up close! Yippee!
This part of the voyage took us to one of most favorite spots in the world…shark alley! Amazing! I was there…it was surreal. We were right in the channel that separates Dyer Island and Geyer Rock where you can see the colony of 60,000 Cape Fur Seals. It was saweet!
After filming in shark alley for sometime we headed back to the shark cage for some outrageous Great White Shark action. Over the course of the day we saw 15 different sharks ranging in size from three to 4.5 meters. They were huge but so graceful. The animals are brilliant and I hope that each and everyone of you has the opportunity to visit the Great Whites and gain a better understanding of the vital role they play in the eco-systems of Earth’s oceans.
I am sorry there aren’t any pictures with this note but technical hurdles are abundant! I will send Rex pictures of my day tomorrow. In the meantime stay cool, be safe online, be nice and work extra hard in school.
Stay tuned for the next adventure. Tomorrow we are going to hangout with some fabulous creatures from around Africa. Oh yeah before I forget…South Africa is spectacular…beautiful…awe inspiring…I love it.
~Flyboy
~Aggelosy~
