Working with Marine Dynamics

Last Monday, June 10th, I started working for Marine Dynamics in Kleinbaai as a volunteer. It's been about a week and a half and I've loved it so far. I wasn't entirely sure what to expect, because a lot of the volunteer work programs in South Africa can be very different from program to program. I went on the boat as a client on the day of arrival with 7-8 other new volunteers. It was a great experience and I really enjoyed the time on the boat. When we got back we got introduced to the staff and the other volunteers.

The next 2 days we went out on our boat Slashfin, and it was great to prepare the boat for the trip, meet, greet and talk to the clients and actually get to dive in the cage as well.
Thursday and Friday was bad weather, so we couldn't go out on the boat, but the company (Marine Dynamics) are good to keep us busy. We went to Cape Agulhas were the Indian Ocean and the Atlantic oceans separates. It took us about 2 hour drive from Kleinbaai and we only stayed there for 5 minutes, because it started to pour down sideways! We got soaked after 20 seconds.
On the way back we went to winetasting and a cheese factory. In the evenings we usually go out (if we don't have a sea-day the following morning).
All the volunteers lives in small houses together, so it's a very social thing, and we get to know each other really well. We are all youths between roughly 18-25 years old who loves travelling and sharks.
On Sunday, Monday and Tuesday we went back on the boat and spotted dolphins and whales as well as the sharks. Again I got to go in the cage. On Monday I went in the cage without a wetsuits, since I coulnd't find any extras on the boat. The water temperature was 15.2 degrees, so not too bad. And I'm so glad I went in the water, because this dive was my best dive so far! One shark bit the decoy and banged into the cage. It was amazing, and I managed to get it on my GoPro as a video.
Wednesday was a bad weather day again, and we were supposed to help the skipper clean the boat (10 volunteers volunteered to help out) but it was building up to a storm, so we postponed it for tomorrow). Hopefully we will get on the boat on Sunday, when the weather is supposed to get better.