Nation’s Tri Athletes: Just ignore the 8’ Bull Sharks…
www.dcrainmaker.com/2010/09/nations-tri-athletes-just-ignore-8-bull.htmlHere’s a picture of the shark: (Now, technically, two 8’ bull sharks were actually caught the same day just hours apart…and both in the same area, but we’ll ignore that minor detail for now.) The first thing you might ask yourself is: ‘Say what? Why are sharks in freshwater?’ Well, the Bull Shark has a long history of taking freshwater road trips.
Swimming with sharks
www.dcrainmaker.com/2010/12/swimming-with-sharks.html(It’s Tuesday, and everyone’s looking to get to the weekend, so we’ll keep today a bit entertaining) It’s no secret that I enjoy mixing sharks with my water.
Triathletes vs Great White Sharks
www.dcrainmaker.com/2007/09/triathletes-vs-great-white-sharks.htmlMore importantly, the course looked amazing – incredibly scenery along the coast with great roads, crashing waves, barking seals and Great White sharks.
Bora Bora Part II: Sharks, Rays (the Manta kind), Paddle Boarding…and lots of rain.
www.dcrainmaker.com/2012/01/bora-bora-part-ii-sharks-rays-manta.htmlAnd with lack of seeing the bottom comes fear of sharks.
A day with the Maldives Whale Shark Research Programme
www.dcrainmaker.com/2010/01/day-with-maldives-whale-shark-research.htmlThe Maldives Whale Shark Research Programme (with an ‘e’ at the end, British style…) was founded in 2006 by a group of marine biologists looking to setup a permanent facility in the Maldives to study whale sharks.
Isla Guadalupe Great White Shark Diving – Day 2
www.dcrainmaker.com/2009/11/isla-guadalupe-great-white-shark-diving_17.htmlThe briefing covered a number of topics from environmental concerns with the island (no throwing overboard of trash), to how to enter and exit the cage, to being safe in the water with the massive 2,500 pound great white sharks.
Isla Guadalupe Great White Shark Diving – Day 3
www.dcrainmaker.com/2009/11/isla-guadalupe-great-white-shark-diving_18.htmlJust want to make sure nobody thinks there’s any harm to sharks here in the event the shark gets a hold of the fish.
Shark Week
www.dcrainmaker.com/2008/07/shark-week.htmlPerhaps it’s due to watching Shark Week as a kid that I’ve found myself having a unique attraction to sharks.
A Brief Shark Week (Link Bait) Post of My Shark Adventures
www.dcrainmaker.com/2011/08/brief-shark-week-link-bait-post-of-my.htmlRest of the story down below in the Great White trip.) For those that have followed for a while you know I love sharks, and there’s no better time to display that love than this week.
Isla Guadalupe Great White Shark Diving – Day 4
www.dcrainmaker.com/2009/11/isla-guadalupe-great-white-shark-diving_19.htmlSo we got into the business of looking for sharks.
Isla Guadalupe Great White Shark Diving – Day 5
www.dcrainmaker.com/2009/11/isla-guadalupe-great-white-shark-diving_20.htmlNormally the larger sharks (females) arrive around this time of year (fewer of them though), while the smaller but more plentiful males tend to congregate in the September timeframe.
Shark Week Time (Starring Me?!?)
www.dcrainmaker.com/2010/08/shark-week-time-starring-me.htmlIf you’ve been around these parts long enough, you know I like sharks.
Gone…Great White Shark Diving
www.dcrainmaker.com/2009/11/gonegreat-white-shark-diving.htmlThis protected area is something of a highway interchange of sea-life, and in particular – Great White Sharks.
Isla Guadalupe Great White Shark Diving – Day 1
www.dcrainmaker.com/2009/11/isla-guadalupe-great-white-shark-diving.htmlIf the food on the rest of the trip is as good as this first meal, it won’t matter how many sharks we see.
Week in Review–January 15th, 2012
www.dcrainmaker.com/2012/01/week-in-reviewjanuary-15th-2012.htmlMost times these different streams don’t overlap, so be on the lookout at all these places for good stuff! So with that, let’s get into the action! DCRainmaker.com posts this past week: Here’s all the goodness that ended up on the main page of DCRainmaker.com this week: Saturday: Week in Review- January 7th, 2012 Monday: Bora Bora Part I- Getting here, sun, swim and run! Tuesday #1: Bora Bora Part II- Sharks, Rays (the Manta kind), Paddle Boarding…and lots of rain Tuesday #2: Headed to CES 2012, what product details do you want- Wednesday: A look at testing with New Leaf Fitness for Garmin device calorie calculations Friday: CES 2012 Health and Fitness Gadget Roundup- Part I Stuff that I found interesting around the interwebs: Here’s a not-so-small smattering of all the random things that I stumbled on while doing my civic duty to find the end of the Internet: 1) Custom Garmin Edge 500 Mounts: Every time I (re)stumble into this thread, I’m impressed by the way folks have managed to really make their Edge 500 mount look pretty damn sweet.
2012 Escape from Alcatraz Race Report
www.dcrainmaker.com/2012/06/2012-escape-from-alcatraz-race-report.htmlThe official race literature will note that while there are sea lions, seals, 6 species of sharks, and other assorted animals, none of these will harm you.
Days 11-13 – Maldivian water games, a night and day difference
www.dcrainmaker.com/2010/01/days-11-13-maldivian-water-games-night.htmlThe larger animals (mantas, ray’s, sharks, etc…) and swarms of fish will hang out here.
One Fish Two Fish, Red Fish Blue Fish
www.dcrainmaker.com/2007/12/one-fish-two-fish-red-fish-blue-fish.htmlA few minutes later some sharks started casually circling our area.
Giveaway Extravaganza: TomTom Cardio Multisport (with optical HR)
www.dcrainmaker.com/2014/06/giveaway-extravaganza-multisport-optical.htmlFricken lasers beams! While I originally asked TomTom for sharks with laser beams on their heads, they balked.
Shark Week…coming to my local swimming pool
www.dcrainmaker.com/2011/10/shark-weekcoming-to-my-local-swimming.htmlFor those of you that don’t know by now (approximately four of you), I love sharks.
A weekend in the snow in NYC…and planes, trains and automobiles.
www.dcrainmaker.com/2011/10/weekend-in-snow-in-nycand-planes-trains.htmlThey didn’t have any straight up sharks without people attached – so I kinda had to make due.
5 Random Things I Did This Weekend
www.dcrainmaker.com/2018/02/5-random-things-i-did-this-weekend-60.htmlOh, and want more shark stuff? Here’s the time I swam with Great White sharks for real.
Week in Review–June 2nd, 2013
www.dcrainmaker.com/2013/06/week-reviewjune-2013.html8) What it’s like to film oceanic white-tip sharks: The idea behind the ‘Week in Review’ posts was originally about random things I found interesting – this being one of them.
Week in Review–July 9th, 2017
www.dcrainmaker.com/2017/07/week-reviewjune-9th-2017.html5) Orca whales visit swimmers: I’m reasonably certain I’d crap myself more if these showed up mid-swim than sharks.
The Week in Review: September 11th, 2010
www.dcrainmaker.com/2010/09/week-in-review-september-11th-2010.htmlIf I had to pick my favorite, it’d be the Shark one…just cause me and sharks are best buds.
