By now most of us have seen the incredible footage of pro-surfer Mick Fanning fending off what experts are saying was likely a great white shark in the J-Bay Open in South Africa.

The video was dramatic, but thankfully Fanning and the shark both escaped the incident unharmed.

I love sharks and I love to surf.

Read the rest of this blog ‘Thoughts on J-bay, sharks & surfing’ over at National Geographic  by clicking here.