Photography: Frits Meyst
Text: Jillian Macdonald

A dark shadow becomes visible then turns away again into the deep ocean waters. I can feel my heart pounding in my ears as I try to hold my breath in the frigid waters of the Atlantic. Just as I surface Brian screams "Go back down, on the right!" Back underwater I look straight into the gaping mouth of a four meter long great white shark. This is not a bad dream, just the experience of a lifetime! This is all part of the Shark Cage Diving Tours with Brian MacFarlane, Gansbaai, South Africa, and the best place in the world to see the great whites in their natural habitat from the safety of a cage.

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