2. Central America 2010

Mexico: Swimming with sharks in Mazatlan

Mazatlan Aquarium offers 'swimming with sharks' in their shark tank for a substantial charge. Five cat sharks, each around 2 to 2.5 metres in length, live there and, provided you are careful, are worth taking the risk of being in the same tank as them. Hold onto their main dorsal fin for a shark-powered swim!
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  • We catch the 9 pesos local bus from La Siesta hotel to the Mazatlan Aquarium
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  • Outside the Mazatlan Aquarium. Will Ian change his mind?
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  • In this photo Ian still has all his fingers and has just signed the 'medical' form
  • Ian confirms there's nothing wrong with his health and he accepts the risks and his invalidated travel insurance policy
  • The resident professional diver puts on a warm-up show with the sharks before Ian's allowed in the tank
  • This is the professional diver!
  • This is the way the professional diver does it
  • Still only the professional diver in the tank with the sharks
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  • This shark is eagerly awaiting Ian's arrival in his tank!
  • Ian jumps into the tank from a special platform suspended in the roof. Getting out could be a problem! You can recognise Ian's feet from the sunburned sandal stripes
  • First attempt by Ian to hold onto a shark's dorsal fin. Holding his breath for sufficient time under water was Ian's biggest problem!
  • Ready. Both hands firmly holding onto this large shark's dorsal fin. Let's go swim with a shark!
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