06-21-2004
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lost on fifth
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: London, UK
Posts: 20
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sharks
Hi, this is probably a really stupid question, but can't find the answer, so looking to you all! Are there sharks near PDC? My dad has given me the fear (although to be fair i am a wimp and the sea does freak me out a little already!) that there are loads of sharks and you shouldn't go in the ocean in Mexico - is this true???
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06-21-2004
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ruined
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Southern WA coast
Posts: 81
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I'll drink to that!!!
All I can say is that in my various trips I have only seen them when we went looking for them...and that was Nurse sharks that in my opinion are far preferable to the Time Share Sharks! Honestly, not a concern to me. But are you snorkeling or diving? I'm no expert, but I have seen more in Florida than I have ever even heard of here! James is a diving guru, I'll defer to him, but I wouldnt worry. Now that I say that of course...lol....kinda like the words¨"hey guys, watch this..." famous last words! |
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06-21-2004
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añejo
 Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: South Shore of Baahhstun, Massachusetts
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Emily: Let's be reasonable here. If there were "loads of sharks and you shouldn't go in the ocean in Mexico", do you think it would have the reputation of being such a primo place to snorkel/scuba dive??? Cozumel (just a 1/2 hour ferry ride away from PDC) was made famous by Jacques Cousteau as one of the best places in the world to see amazing fish!! If tourists were being eaten up by sharks on a regular basis, I'd think the booming snorkel/dive business that they have there would dry up, don't you?? Do you drive a car??? I think the chances of you getting injured/maimed/killed are faaaaaaar greater doing that than getting attacked by a shark in Mexico. (unless you're tail-gating a hammerhead on Route 307... THEN you might be in trouble) Now, the Great Barrier Reef down in Australia....... THAT'S a different story! Go to Mexico. Look forward to going to Mexico. If/when you get there, don't miss out on some of the greatest, at-your-fingertips snorkeling experiences that money can buy!!! You'll be kicking yourself later if you don't! (Personally, I was brought up spending vacations in northern New England on freshwater lake and have only in my later years grown really comfortable in salt water. But I now know that my chances of injury were probably greater in that lake! Do you know how many snapping turtles one small lake in New Hampshire can hold??? No, I don't know either.......and I don't WANT to know!) Go, relaaaax, and have a blast!!! |
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añejo
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: South Shore of Baahhstun, Massachusetts
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Thanks, dymn!!  Nice of you to say.....It was such a treat for me to turn my honey, David, onto snorkeling.... and I hate to see someone contemplating NOT doing it in such an ideal spot!! Hey,,, this year I even went through the hassle of getting contact lenses to wear only for snorkeling so I could see the fish better. And know what?? They were beautiful when they were fuzzzzzzy... in focus, they're even more spectacular! 
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06-21-2004
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Rastaman
  Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Austin Tx
Posts: 12,845
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I almost saw a shark in a cenote once...Not really...Relax If there were sharks I can asure you my rear end would never get in...Just when you thought it was safe to go in the water..............................It was!
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06-21-2004
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way into it
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Ocean Beach, CA
Posts: 163
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Of course there are sharks. It's the big blue. They just don't want anything to do w/us. As a decades long surfer where they are much more prevalent I wouldn't worry about it.
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06-21-2004
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lost on fifth
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Chicago
Posts: 18
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You really don't have anything to worry about as long as your follow some basic rules:
Don't swim at dusk or at night Don't wear anything shiny or metallic If you see one in the water, don't kick it  Don't swim when you have any open wounds Don't splash excessively (sharks see this as a sign of a distressed sea animal) Don't swim in areas where others are fishing or throwing out bait, chum, etc. And don't worry! Humans are much larger than sharks prefer to eat, so they usually only attack if they mistake you for a smaller form of sea life. (And attacks are very, very unusual, and very, very rare) In the encounters I've had with sharks in the past, they've either ignored me or swam away scared. |
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06-22-2004
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beach geek
admin Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: 10 year Playa resident lost in Sweden
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06-22-2004
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lost on fifth
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: London, UK
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Thanks to everyone for giving that info ....really appreciate it!! Can't wait to hit the beach and sea!! Bring on Friday x |
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06-22-2004
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ruined
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Southern WA coast
Posts: 81
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No joke....the lightning was pretty fierce in Akumal last week...lol. Now dont get panicky...it just made for some really great photo ops...and dinner by candlelight! Very romantic....except it was just me and my son...lol. James knows....listen closely grasshopeer and you will learn!!!! But the timeshare guys....thats for real!!!!
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