Florida Kayaker Has Close Call With Enormous Shark







Closer call? That's a basking shark. It filters plankton for food like a whale shark. They're harmless.
 


















Reminds me of my first dip in the Pacific years ago. Previopiusly I swam in freshwater lakes so I decided to open my eyes under water. When I did saw a ray under me that was bigger than I was. Harmless but I came ouit of the water like a Polaris missile. Very scary at the time but of course, in retrospect............
 






Was driving from Baton Rouge to New Orleans yesterday, and looking at all the swamp land along I-10, and imagining all the creatures (namely gators) that were in those swamps. I also saw on the 20 mile bridge over Lake Ponchatrain, that a car went over the rail and into the water. Never was a big LA fan until this trip.
 






libluvsbukkake said:
Was driving from Baton Rouge to New Orleans yesterday, and looking at all the swamp land along I-10, and imagining all the creatures (namely gators) that were in those swamps. I also saw on the 20 mile bridge over Lake Ponchatrain, that a car went over the rail and into the water. Never was a big LA fan until this trip.
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Check this out:

http://www.explorersweb.com/oceans/news.php?id=19819

Another reason I don't kayak in water that has anything much bigger than me in it.
 






Fucktard said:
Closer call? That's a basking shark. It filters plankton for food like a whale shark. They're harmless.
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the guy actually got in the water and swam with it.

Breakingnews said:
It would be a bit scary before realizing it was a basking shark.
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Scarlett said:
agreed....my heart would have stopped beating seeing it approach.
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ummm, it would be swimming in something that would be leaving my body uncontrollably and head in the opposite direction.
 






libluvsbukkake said:
Was driving from Baton Rouge to New Orleans yesterday, and looking at all the swamp land along I-10, and imagining all the creatures (namely gators) that were in those swamps. I also saw on the 20 mile bridge over Lake Ponchatrain, that a car went over the rail and into the water. Never was a big LA fan until this trip.
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I think that it is the largest bridge in the US. Of course they call them causeways and their counties are called Parishes.

If you get a chance, go on a swamp tour. They feed the gators with marshmellows
 












Well, where I live your biggest threat Kayaking is getting run over by a boat. I love my little boat and would freak out totally if something that big was under the water with me.
 
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