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Sharks! What’s a Mom Supposed to do?!

By on July 20, 2015

So last week in the middle of several shark “attacks/incidents” along the Hatteras/Okracoke, NC coastline we decided to go ahead and enjoy our adventures in the ocean anyways. At one point I (Mom of surfing daughter) looked up to  notice what was possibly a large dark fin out in the water past where my daughter was hanging out on her board between waves. I only saw it twice, and it set my heart racing…I knew it wasn’t a dolphin, but I sure wasn’t positive it was a shark either. Fast forward, we came home a few days later, and my daughter turned on replays of the Shark Week shows that she had missed while we were actually out playing in the ocean. I watched a few with her and became totally convinced that I had definitely seen a shark out beyond her and the other surfers.

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Today, while wrapping up our day of windsurfing and paddleboarding on Lake Erie at Presque Isle State Park in Pennsylvania, we saw the video and headlines of competitive surfer, Mick Fanning’s super dramatic encounter with a massive shark right as he was setting up to go for the final round of competition! This is a not to be missed video and article as shared by The Inertia, one of the top surfing websites:

http://www.theinertia.com/surf/breaking-news-fanning-fights-off-shark-in-j-bay/

We are all so very glad that Mick and the other folks in the water walked away all in one piece from this dramatic incident.

The bottom line?

Maybe, just maybe…I should have called my daughter in the other day…

But then again…sometimes we should continue to Adventure On because life is filled with hundreds of missed “greatest moments” and fabulous opportunities because…”it might not be safe.”

Natasha

 

About Tambra

Tambra Warner Sabatini is the “Adventurer-in-Chief” of Cross Adventuring, which encompasses her vision for a better approach to our lives and where adventure and whole life mastery merge to transform us individually and within our communities. She believes that we must regain our passion and ability to design personal lives that are truly fulfilling and leave a positive legacy for our children and our world. Tambra is a devoted entrepreneur with a heart for sharing and leading others outdoors into life-transforming adventures. After a decade-long stint with the Federal Government as a paralegal, she began her entrepreneurial adventures. A series of major life transitions were kept in perspective through expanding her adventuring activities into ultra-endurance events and teaching her love for outdoor recreation with school children and adults through one-on-one coaching and group classes and include cross country skiing, geocaching, kayaking, windsurfing, ultra trail running, backpacking/fastpacking, and the list expands frequently. She is a prolific Indie Publisher of her own and her client's books. Check out her Amazon Author Page for her latest releases, including Adventure Foods.

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