One of the last days we were in Hawaii Mason and I signed up for a Shark cage excursion. We went with Tai and Derrick from our group. Anyone that knows me also KNOWS that sharks are my number one fear in life. I've been terrified of sharks since I was young. My poor sister Maddy had to sit in the bathroom while I showered to help calm my irrational fear of water and sharks. True story. Maddy recently informed me that I paid her a quarter every time to sit in the bathroom. haha I don't remember that. But I still think she showed true sisterly love. (To this day I really wish I would have listened to my mom and not snuck in with my older siblings to watch JAWS.) Participating in this activity was little about conquering my fears but also about some amazing mother-son bonding time. I just love that Mason is up for any and all adventures. We got up at 4am drove to the other side of the island and boarded the "Abunai" boat which mean "Dangerous" in Japanese. Thankfully none of us got too sea sick (at least not enough to toss cookies). I was surprised at how much it effected me for a good 24 hours but it was totally worth it! Getting tossed around in the shark cage is no joke! I really enjoyed seeing them so close up but I was a little disappointed that sharks do NOT pose for pictures and they refused to hold still while I'm trying to film them! LOL Mason says next time we will swim in open water with the sharks... hmmmm not so sure about that. Baby steps Mason. Baby steps.
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