It was the right decision to leave in the afternoon in search of whale sharks, since we were only 5 people in two boats, morning he was gone a lot more people, some 40 seven persons boats. Whale sharks measure up to 13 meters long and weigh more than 17 tonnes. In the island of Mafia, Tanzania, you can swim with them from November to February. At first it seemed that there were going to see the q and the wind broke the waves and watching difficult. But we had patience and above all very lucky as we found one. At that time the adrenaline took over our bodies and we get ready for swim. Now with masks, snorkel and fins in position, Captain placed parallel to the whale shark boat, was ahead a few feet and gave the order to throw us into the water. I waited a bit more and immerse, first thing I saw was a huge open my mouth heading. One, because when I dove, I was five feet in front of the shark, I tried to swim back and side. Q And when I thought I was going to the shark attack, Turning to his right side and left me, I immediately tried to get away, because after your body is the tail, and if you have to watch this. Once passed flapping its huge limb, swimming followed him from behind, I was recently de perdiendo, I was totally emosionado by this close encounter, I stopped swimming and the boat came to pick me.
On several occasions we approached the boat with the shark and swam with him. One of those times you could see the open mouth of side and spot a bunch of yellow fishes on her big lips. Mas late al closer to, we saw from the boat and all his mouth emorme its back on water. Was equally emosionante see it from the outside than from within. I'm still taking their picture in my mind, with his big body gray to white polka dots and big gills, but what ever forget me, is its enormous mouth coming at me.
Javier Remon