Shark Spotters

I almost didn’t see this Shark Spotter shack because the sign warning about baboon attacks caught my eye first!

Between rogue baboons and the traffic, we were not allowed off the bus here.

The beach below here is too big for them to implement shark nets. For this reason, shark spotters watch the waters from above in order to keep swimmers and surfers safe.

Even so, our guide told us that, “A fair number of shark attacks still occur every year, people getting their arms bitten off, or worse. I would never swim here.”Read more