Seal Island

This week is Shark Week, and I'm not going to lie- if the BP oil spill isn't keeping you away from the gulf coast this year, I'm sure Shark Week will do the trick. I don't understand why Discovery Channel runs a week long terrifying series on shark attacks in the middle of the summer. Shouldn't the coastal states sue for discouraging vacationers? I guess this explains why the folks at Discovery Channel decided to air an hour long show of "how to survive a shark attack," as if any amount of skill or judo maneuvering is really going to up my odds against a hungry great white shark. Good one, DC. Try again.

All that horror aside, I've added "visiting Seal Island" in Africa to my bucket list. Of course, let me clarify, I want to watch the giant sharks get airborn for a baby seal only if:
1. The seals escape, unharmed
2. I'm on a MASSIVE shark-proof boat that has other massive shark-proof boats waiting beside it just in case my boat starts to sink.

Seriously, these cameramen who sit out in the ocean on a little "dingy" waiting for the perfect shot must be recruited from the nut house. You could not pay me enough money to risk having a massive shark jump out of the water for a baby seal and end up landing square on top of my dingy. Then, here I am, swimming with a shark who just lost his perfect chance at a seal because my lame excuse for a boat got in the way. It's times like these I'd be wishing those "how to survive a shark attack" lessons were worth a dime.

If all these arrangements can be made, I think Seal Island is the perfect spot for a good vacay/shark sighting adventure, and I'm pretty sure I could talk a few friends into going too.

So that tops my bucket list, which also consists of the following:

1. Go to a World Cup game
2. Skydive
3. Visit the Holy lands
4. Swim with dolphins
5. Surf and SCUBA dive the Great Barrier Reef
6. Backpack Europe
7. Be on Cash Cab
8. Write a book that gets published
9. Visit all 50 states
10. Go on at least a month long mission trip to another country.

List still growing... if you have any good ideas, shoot them my way. =) I can always dream!