Oliver and I were surfing at our new secret spot that we've named 'Bunker Bay' today and we'd had at least two hours of knee to waist high waves to ourselves.
We were paddling on our way back to the cars when Oliver said that he saw a fin.. I got my camera out hoping to catch a pic of it and didn't expect what happened next.
An 8' shark went under Olivers board and it went bump as he hit it with his fin.. The water exploded and Oliver almost fell in (btw Oliver's board has no grip or wax and he relies on his booties for grip) and when he dropped to his knees one leg slipped over the side on his board and the shark turned towards him and with its mouth wide open went to bite him on the calf.. Oliver kicked at the sharks head.. and slipped off his board and fell right on top of it.
Oliver landed on top of the shark and grabbed it in a big bear hug from above to try and stop its mouth biting him.. Lucky it was only waist deep and Oliver was able to stand while the Shark thrashed about and water was spraying everywhere and I yelled don't let go of him Oliver.
Oliver was able to walk backwards into the shallows knowing that if he let go it while in the water it might have another go at him.. Once on the beach it was too heavy to carry and Oliver dragged it backwards up the beach.
When Oliver let go it tried to get back into the water but Oliver grabbed its tail and dragged it all the way out of the water.
I poked it head with my Methane and to tried to bite it.. Those teeth looked razor sharp.
Once the shark stopped moving Oliver dragged it onto his Stonker board and it was almost as long as his 10'6" board.
We were going to leave it on the beach but Oliver decided to drag it back into the water.
We paddled back to the car watching for any more in the clear glassy water.
DJ
