My Journey to South Africa
Autor: Eli | Publicado: 2012-04-30T17:13:00-07:00





&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;I think I
forgot my heart on the boat. I'm in the flight and crying. A
beautiful place and beautiful people and I thank God for the very
special persons in my life.

&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;In
Simonstown I had a felling that I had forgotten which took me by
surprise!

(I make a
little pause:

the
attendant of the flight asked me what I would like to drink and
offered me  some “wine of South Africa”; I chose the red one. -
Back to writing)...

&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; When
I arrived, eight days ago, I spoke only some words: please, excuse
me, thank you and bye. Today, I speak and write in English.

&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; I think
that travelling is very good to me. I knew a very special person that
showed me another side of the life. What we have in common is the
love for the ocean and principally the sharks.

&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Diving
with sharks in South Africa, made me love them (more, much much
more).

(Other
pause:

&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; I realized
that the wine relaxed me, because I had cried very much before the
flight – Back to writing)...

&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; The
White Sharks are beautiful; Wonderful animals and I love them so much!







&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; The
Blue Sharks make me happy too. In the deep, a big female used to turn
around us and come back to me frequently. “She” went towards
others divers but always came back to me, looking in my eyes and
waiting that I touched her. After, “she” go to in direction of
the divers but don't was interactive and return to me. After 68
minutes underwater in her company  my air tank was almost empty. I
decided to go up to surface and as I did it the shark followed me 
(and what is very amazing) looking in my eyes as if “she” could
say: “ - I see you!”

I will
never ever  forget this experience.





&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; In the
cage diving experiences, I had other feeling... In the cage, the
expectative is big, but, on the boat it's better! In the cage, the
sighting of the shark is very quick, but on the boat you can look in
his eyes. The shark went to the cage and looked to the boat and I
looked in his eyes (the action is in seconds, but I remember in slow
motion). When I looked in his eyes I felt like jumping in the ocean,
becoming a shark and going with him.





(Pause to
comments:

I don't
believe that I'm here. I don't believe that when arrived, I just knew
how to say: “- Sorry, I don't speak English” or “sorry, I don't
understand”. And today I write this text in English, and yesterday
I talked  (with owners of my beautiful house in Simonstown, South
Africa) in Spanish, Portuguese and French. Oh God! Thank you so much
for all!!!  I don't believe!!! Dreams are truth!!! - back to
writing)...

&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Diving
with the seals is very funny, but, the sharks are better!





&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Finally
the seven gills (cow shark) and the forest of kelps.  It's surreal! I
don't have words to describe the sensation... Beautiful animals, they
are always smiling (I think so...). The image of the innocence near
the bad human being: their best predator!








&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Now,
thanks.

&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Thank
you so much Morne Hardenberg, for everything. For the amazing
experiences with sharks, for the care, for the beautiful house... I
don't have words to thank you. Thank you so much too for  your
words:

“-
Nobody is Eli!”



- Writes
in 2012/April/03, on board in Flight # 334 SA from Cape Town /
Johannesburg (and drink a red wine) &nbsp;