Shark! Shark!! This is something every swimmer, surfer, or boogie boarder dreads to hear. In fact it is a word that most people would rather avoid in conversation when in, or around, coastal waters. So what about diving with sharks? Is it what so many think as the ultimate adrenalin rush? Is this something for you or totally taboo? We head off to South Africa and the Western Cape where the largest concentration of great whites in the world is to be found. We visit Brian McFarlane, a veteran...
more »

Shark! Shark!! This is something every swimmer, surfer, or boogie boarder dreads to hear. In fact it is a word that most people would rather avoid in conversation when in, or around, coastal waters. So what about diving with sharks? Is it what so many think as the ultimate adrenalin rush? Is this something for you or totally taboo? We head off to South Africa and the Western Cape where the largest concentration of great whites in the world is to be found. We visit Brian McFarlane, a veteran of shark diving in the Gansbaai area and one who considers the great whites simply as members of his family.

Full feature text by Jillian Macdonald Adventure4ever.com available for publication at Adventure4ever.com
« less