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Well at least for me. The thread about the "open water" movie made me remember an experience that sent shivers down my spine and many i told the story to, especially if you have a phobia about those things.
The day started out like any other in the Florida Keys, it was a very nice warm and sunny day. The water was calm and bue as can be. We jumped on a boat, a 30 foot yaht with a bunch of people and decided to go snorkeling out in the open water. There as spots in the Keys where you can be miles from shore and the water is not too deep with plenty of coral and tropical fish to be seen including some baracudas and huge sting rays.
So there i am in the water snorkeling and enjoying the sights but in the back of my mind i start to become paranoid. Looking ahead at the edge of my vision where the water looks hazy i saw a vary angular tail move right to left and it looked like it drifted to the left and dissapeared out of view. I thought, hmm well, i don't think it's a shark. It was one of those things where it "won't happen to YOU" type of mentality, so i snorkel on but my mind starts to race more and more. I became suddenly consumed with thoughts of the shape on that damn tail i saw. My mind now racing more and more and then suddenly a huge alarm went off in my head with a voice blaring "TURN AROUND NOW!!!!!!!" Without any thought i froze, got vertical in the water and turned 180 deg. There right behind me, a shark. I remember everything around me fading out and just seeing the shark. I was frozen in place and so was the shark. It was like a Wild West stand off. Staring eye to eye neither one moving. After what seemed like an eternity i s moved backwards slowly still facing it. He did not follow propably because we were face to face and predators like to attack from behind. As i moved away he faded from sight and i never saw it again. I made a bee line for the boat and that was that for the day. I thank God for the voice in my head telling me to turn around exactly when it did, who knows how that could have ended.
The day started out like any other in the Florida Keys, it was a very nice warm and sunny day. The water was calm and bue as can be. We jumped on a boat, a 30 foot yaht with a bunch of people and decided to go snorkeling out in the open water. There as spots in the Keys where you can be miles from shore and the water is not too deep with plenty of coral and tropical fish to be seen including some baracudas and huge sting rays.
So there i am in the water snorkeling and enjoying the sights but in the back of my mind i start to become paranoid. Looking ahead at the edge of my vision where the water looks hazy i saw a vary angular tail move right to left and it looked like it drifted to the left and dissapeared out of view. I thought, hmm well, i don't think it's a shark. It was one of those things where it "won't happen to YOU" type of mentality, so i snorkel on but my mind starts to race more and more. I became suddenly consumed with thoughts of the shape on that damn tail i saw. My mind now racing more and more and then suddenly a huge alarm went off in my head with a voice blaring "TURN AROUND NOW!!!!!!!" Without any thought i froze, got vertical in the water and turned 180 deg. There right behind me, a shark. I remember everything around me fading out and just seeing the shark. I was frozen in place and so was the shark. It was like a Wild West stand off. Staring eye to eye neither one moving. After what seemed like an eternity i s moved backwards slowly still facing it. He did not follow propably because we were face to face and predators like to attack from behind. As i moved away he faded from sight and i never saw it again. I made a bee line for the boat and that was that for the day. I thank God for the voice in my head telling me to turn around exactly when it did, who knows how that could have ended.
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