Great story, how long did it take you to "come back to life?"
I had a similar story while in Moorea. I was on a shark dive (dumb thing as a first dive after cert). Anyway, I was on a shark dive in the middle of the Pacific Ocean when I was just beginning to get comfortable with my surroundings when I felt something brush up against my side. I thought it was my dive buddy but boy was I wrong! It was an 8 foot lemon shark. Like they say, things look bigger underwater, and my eyes must've looked like Jupiter! It took about 3 or 4 minutes but I finally settled down, didn't waste all my air and had a great dive. The shark just kept swimming like he didn't even care I was there. I stayed close to the DM and enjoyed the company of the black-tipped grey reef sharks (4-6 footers).
While I love 'em, sharks can be quite the scary experience. Never had the good fortune to run into them again, or at least I don't recall (selective memory).
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Originally Posted by Papa Bear
