The blogpost you've all been waiting for: Great White Shark sighting! Remember those pictures of the Nippers? That's on Bilgola Beach, and our friend Romilly is a Surf Life Saver on Saturdays there. Well today she spotted a 2-3 meter Great White in the surf tracking some dolphins (somewhat unusual behavior for the sharks), but the sighting was subsequently confirmed when every surfer came in and stood on shore shaking with the adrenaline rush. Australians know that surfers only come in when their lives are at stake.
So, what did the Surf Live Savers do? They closed the beach for a half hour and then everyone went back in, 9 foot shark be damned. This is one laid back culture.
By the way, our kids will be swimming in those waters tomorrow for Sunday Nippers. I'll be there with my binoculars, a whistle, and good old Yankee hysteria.
Update: the kids did not get eaten at Nippers.
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