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ENCOUNTERS WITH GREAT WHITES |
Many describe being in the water with great whites as the
pinnacle of adventure diving. Until recently, divers from
North America had to journey to such distant locales as
Australia and South Africa for a chance to see the apex
predators in the wild. A few years ago a new destination
for observing great whites underwater was discovered at
Mexico's pristine Isla Guadalupe, located 250 miles
southwest of San Diego, California and 160 miles west of
Baja California. Besides the limited travel requirements
for Mexican and North American divers, the new site offers
shark divers distinct advantages: rather mild water
temperature that hovers around 70-degrees Fahrenheit,
super visibility, typically reaching more than 100 feet,
and plenty of great whites - expect to see between 5 to 19
different animals on a three day expedition. Perry Armor
made numerous trips to Guadalupe to document the thrill of
going eyeball to eyeball with the dynamic predators on
their home turf.
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As a youth,
Perry Armor watched far too many reruns of Sea Hunt and
The Undersea World of Jacques Cousteau, which led to a
SCUBA certification in 1976, completed at the age of 15.
In a fit of obvious insanity, he became a SCUBA instructor
in 1991. After teaching for several years, he received
advance training in cave and mixed gas diving. In 2000
Perry began working as a freelance underwater and topside
cameraman. His work has appeared on national cable
channels, BBC, network and local television. He has also
shot footage for several TV commercials. He is currently
working on a production entitled Cave Diving the Riviera
Maya. Perry has recently changed addresses from southern
California to Hawaii.
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