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Out of the Blue

One of the main reasons for going to the Azores was to see the Blue Sharks but on arrival it seemed like none of the dive schools had any enthusiasm. After a d...
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One of the main reasons for going to the Azores was to see the Blue Sharks but on arrival it seemed like none of the dive schools had any enthusiasm. After a dive off Sao Miguel in nothing but sand and rock we heard of a dive school on another Island that did regular trips. Tiago from Dive Azores Horta took us to a spot where he said we had a good chance. Everybody was feeling sick after 3 hours of bobbing around the Atlantic when suddenly the cry goes out "Shark!" Frantically we kitted up and got in the water as quietly as possible as not to scare it away. In the end we got over 70 minutes in the water with this Blue.
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