World record shark catch

In April 1922, Bill caught his record
man-eating shark of 2,176 lbs (967 kg) which took him five hours
to land. In 1969, Coena Haman gave a vivid description of this drama
to a visiting reporter of Die Burger newspaper.

‘It was at 12:30 that day when the news
came of sharks in the harbour. Bill and I went to Frans-se-klip, the
rock in the harbour from where he caught the other sharks. We could
see it at once. It was huge. Bill immediately put out the two
paraffin tins with kabeljou as bait. The shark disappeared, after a
while came back, took the bait and tore away with it. The bamboo rod
bent under the strain while the line whirred through the reel.

Bill was all concentration while a
crowd collected. It was a titanic fight as the shark made Bill run
across the rocks to the harbour. Across Piet-se-klip while man and
shark were fighting each other, Selkirk had to draw on all his skills
to tire out the monster and keep it from breaking the line on the
reefs. The fight continued until seven that evening when he, with
aching back and arms, at last had the shark on the sand. It was the
largest fish to this day, caught by rod and line from the rocks. The
huge shark was claimed as a world record, but this was contested
because, it was said, he had used a float. According to the rules,
floats were not allowed.’

Bill Selkirk was a direct decendent from Alexander Selkirk alias Robinson Crusoe

Hermanus Central

http://southafricatravelchannel.com/videoclips/play.php?vid=60

Fabio’s Pizzeria

Fabio’s Ristorante has all the appeal of a Neapolitan pizza parlour despite its unlikely location. Queuing is almost essential although thanks to the speediness of the service, this is usually limited to 10 to 15 minutes at the most. Locals dine to a chorus of kitchen staff, waiters and squawking seagulls which all adds to the lively atmosphere. The clientele is generally a loyal bunch, who have taken the restaurant into their hearts.

Dolphins Engulfed Kayaks

An early morning kayaking trip in Walkerbay Hermanus gave the fortunate guests a surprise with a visit of more than 400 dolphins surrounding them.

With oo’s and aaa’s for most of the time while the dolphins carried on with their feeding spree on millions and millions of sardines currently in the bay. Usually the dolphins which are much faster than the gigantic Brydes Whales chase the sardines into shallows and huge fish ball’s for these whales to consume.

At the moment is a feeding mayhem in the bay with Dolphins, whales, bronze whaler sharks leaping out of the water and the occasional great white investigating the proceedings. Hermanus is enjoying a fantastic marine life activity and its like walking in the Kruger Park with mammals in their natural habitat, just better!!!!