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There’s something about these breakfast or golden balls that just excites every part of me not sure whether it’s the colours or the energy of all the predators getting ready for the day of hunting and putting a show on for us if we are lucky enough to find them in action! Sorry for the poor filming but I was just enjoying every moment of it. Thank you @offshore_africa for making a dream a reality 🙌🤯🫡💪

@nettleton.rob @debbiesmith_diver @clive4154

#blessed #freediving #gopro9 #portstjohns #sardinerun2025 #paditv #wildcoastsouthafrica #luckyboy #padipro by @michael.dowker

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6 months ago

Some more magical moments 🤯😍😍.. these dolphins rounding up the bait to have a feed so lucky and blessed to be able to witness this spectacle with the one and only @offshore_africa and my captain @clive4154 for always getting us out there safely and bringing us home after each incredible day on the water🙌💪

@oceanfahad @adibadibadu @debbiesmith_diver @nettleton.rob @lethalcrysis_ @kumjin_kim @morgan_duell @madisonduell @_travelbutler_ @nikkicksass @danabjarner @mozambiqueexperience

#blessed #freediving #gopro9 #portstjohns #paditv #wildcoastsouthafrica #luckyboy #sardinerun2025 #padipro #oneinamillion #livingthedream by @michael.dowker

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6 months ago

Love going through my Sardine Run footage never know what you’ll come across 😍. This Brydes whale swam through and around this ball 11 times hope you enjoy this sneaky swim by..
Thanks to @offshore_africa for making this dream a reality 🫡🙌💪.. and my sardine run family @clive4154 @nettleton.rob @markrobertson_photography @ocean_ecstasea @debbiesmith_diver @morgan_duell @garryduell @1022sparky

#sardinerun2025 #gopro9 #freediving #portstjohns #paditv #wildcoastsouthafrica #luckyboy #blessed by @michael.dowker

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8 months ago

Still going through the footage of our endless Scuba balls we had this season and still finding some gems 🙌🙌.. all about timing and being there when it matters. Thanks to @offshore_africa for making this dream a reality we got Baaaiit Baaalllllssss BaaaaaByyyy🤪🤪🥳🤩

@nettleton.rob @clive4154 @debbiesmith_diver @ocean_ecstasea @markrobertson_photography @_travelbutler_ @adibadibadu @ccbdiving @oceanfahad @kumjin_kim

#sardinerun2025 #blessed #gopro9 #scuba_diving #paditv #luckyboy #portstjohns #wildcoastsouthafrica by @michael.dowker

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a year ago

When the bait is that thick you get trapped inside while trying to dive down 🤩🤩✌️ what a problem to have lucky the sharks waited there turn .. by @michael.dowker

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a year ago

The last few days have been absolutely magical🥰🙌 bait ball after bait ball and now we had one full of spinner sharks 😍 got this guy flying through a bait ball snacking on some mackerel 🤩❤️.. what a year it’s been let’s see what the next few weeks hold 🙌🙌.. Thank you @offshore_africa for making this all possible 🤩🤩..

@nettleton.rob @_travelbutler_ @adibadibadu @debbiesmith_diver @clive4154 @ocean_ecstasea @alexvdhoven @markrobertson_photography

#sardinerun2025 #blessed #freediving #gopro9 #portstjohns #paditv #wildcoastsouthafrica #luckyboy #paditravel #sharks #spinnershark #mackeralball by @michael.dowker

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a year ago

Another scuba ball 🤩😍🙌 truly being blessed this year sharks are loving the mackerel.. thank you to @offshore_africa for this opportunity and @clive4154 for getting us there 🙌💪🏻..

@_travelbutler_ @adibadibadu @nettleton.rob @debbiesmith_diver @offshore_africa @markrobertson_photography

#sardinerun2025 #baitball #blessed #gopro by @michael.dowker

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a year ago

Some special moments from the Sardine Run 2025, some quick small snippets of the footage I’ve watched so far🥰🤩🙏🏻✌️ another 20 days to go let’s hope for plenty more action 🤪🤩🙌 thank you @offshore_africa for the amazing opportunity and experience

#sardinerun2025 #portstjohns #blessed #southafrica #freediving #gopro #scuba by @michael.dowker

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a year ago

It’s not always about the big bait balls..

This small ball had loads of predators on it and was just something spectacular.. watching the dolphins fly in hunt sardines dodging the shearwaters and gannets that are diving down from above looking for a feed..

Just amazing to see how nature can work so well together and achieve such great things, we have a lot to learn from Mother Nature 🙌🏻..

See how different the gannets and shearwaters are!! Gannets dive into the water at speeds of up to 120km ph sometimes so accurate that they actually spear the fish with their beaks, where the shearwater sits on the surface looks for the best opportunity and dives down (like we do) and uses his legs to swim around chasing fish and successfully catching them on many occasions.

You need to see this in person to understand and comprehend the beauty and magic behind it 🥰🙌🏻…

Thanks to the best Sardine Run family for making this all possible @offshore_africa

@clive4154 @nettleton.rob @debbiesmith_diver @florian_allgauer @julia.waterchild @thomasflynn8 @thomas_roger_photography @vinceronin @nikkicksass

#sardinerun2024 #blessed #freediving #gopro9 #portstjohns #padipro #wildcoastsouthafrica #paditv #luckyboy #capegannet #sootyshearwater #commondolphin by @michael.dowker

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2 years ago

After a good couple minutes this Mum finally pulled Baby away and let us continue spear fishing another magical encounter 🙌🏻 they fully checked us out and then went on their merry way🥰..
nothing better than unexpected visitors🙌🏻

#whales #blessed #freediving #gopro9 #humpbackwhale #paditv #luckyboy by @michael.dowker

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2 years ago

Out on a spearing mission and we stumbled across a nurse shark munching on a turtle carcass or trying to haven’t seen that before but will never forget it 🤪 another day living a tough life but hey someone’s gotta do it 🙌🏻..

All spoilt by nature ❤️🙌🏻🫶🏻

#turtle #shark #feeding #blessed #freediving #gopro9 #luckyboy by @michael.dowker

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2 years ago

On the Sardine Run we are lucky enough to witness the migration of the Humpback Whales up the east coast of South Africa.

This just adds to the Beauty and wonder of the wild coast and the Sardine Run there will always be something to see somewhere🙌🏻❤️

Hope you enjoy these dolphin escorts as much as I did 🙌🏻🙌🏻

#sardinerun2024 #freediving #blessed #gopro9 #portstjohns #padipro #wildcoastsouthafrica #paditravel #humpbackwhale #dolphins by @michael.dowker

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2 years ago