I'm always talking about wanting to paddle in Hawaii so Larry forwarded some recent photos of a 14' tiger shark feasting on a turtle at Hawaii Kai. I've been on shore around this spot but Larry has paddled here. Since it's right at a buoy, it's easy to pinpoint the location.
The shark photos were taken on Monday November 10, 2008. Larry wasn't there but this is a popular paddling/surfing spot. The first photo is that location, from his last trip. He's actually in the water turning on his video camera - about 10 feet from where the shark was spotted. It's kind of reassuring that the occurance was unusual enough to make the news but still...


Now, I'm fully aware that the ocean presents very different life forms from those found in Lake Ontario and am willing to risk it in order to paddle there. However, I would still be completely freaked out to see this, even from a distance.