Look What Washed Up While You Were Surfing
So, here's the scenario: You're on your dream trip to South Africa, in the middle of a perfect dawn patrol, the winds are offshore, the waves are shoulder to head-high, it's just you and a couple friends out. All an all, it's an idyllic morning. Then you notice a flock of seagulls hovering over the water right inside the surf line. They're kind of spazzing out, so you figure they're either in hot pursuit of a bait ball or they've taken kindly to a floating seal corpse. The birds keep hanging around, the tide gets a little lower, and then this ancient behemoth washes up on the sand. The massive Great White carcass rattles everybody, but then some idiot has to ponder what else could be out there.
Anyway, this photo was posted by Billabong XXL Director Bill Sharp on Facebook today, with the tagline, "Look what washed up on the beach in South Africa this week."
Of course, it garnered more than a few comments. "That beast tormented Mossel Baai for years," pointed out A-Frame Photo's Jeff Hall. "I think they used to refer to him as 'The Submarine.' I'm sure he has similar sized friends. Yikes!"
Yikes indeed.
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