{"id":37,"date":"2007-01-26T03:10:00","date_gmt":"2007-01-26T02:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/southeastasia.fr\/blog-de-voyage\/2007\/01\/26\/la-fille-qui-a-vu-lhomme-qui-a-vu-le-requin-baleine\/"},"modified":"2016-11-02T00:49:57","modified_gmt":"2016-11-01T23:49:57","slug":"la-fille-qui-a-vu-lhomme-qui-a-vu-le-requin-baleine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/en\/la-fille-qui-a-vu-lhomme-qui-a-vu-le-requin-baleine-20070126\/","title":{"rendered":"I saw the man who saw the whale shark"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Grrr... Two days in a row that I dive, hoping to see the mythical whale shark seen in the waters of <strong>Koh Haa<\/strong> three days ago. But nothing\u2026 <\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Flocks of leopard-sharks, moray eels, fish-balls, parrots, shrimps, corals, and all the usual owl tropical fauna. But whale shark, not at all!<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_353\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-353\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/08\/9926177.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-353\" src=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/08\/9926177.jpg\" alt=\"a star balloon fish and a grouper reveal their true colors with the flash of the camera ...\" width=\"600\" height=\"365\" srcset=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/08\/9926177.jpg 600w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/08\/9926177-390x237.jpg 390w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/08\/9926177-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/08\/9926177-385x234.jpg 385w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/08\/9926177-293x178.jpg 293w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/08\/9926177-400x243.jpg 400w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/08\/9926177-500x304.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-353\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">a star balloon fish and a grouper reveal their true colors with the camera flash...<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>For the day before yesterday, the boat was crowded. Because of the said whale shark. The news spread like plankton in the sea on a full moon day, from one dive shop to another. And we ended up taking a lot of other people with the same hope. Fortunately, the boat of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.blueplanetdivers.net\/french\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Blue Planet Divers<\/a> is big and comfortable ...<\/p>\n<p>But for now, I am simply the girl who saw the man who saw the whale shark. The videographer who accompanied us yesterday had the chance to film the huge fish: <em>&quot;At least ten meters&quot;<\/em>he says, and I believe him. Because he obviously showed us the video he made that day... Impressive images, but on TV, it's not the same emotion as live underwater!<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 \u2022 \u2022 \u2022 \u2022 \u2022 \u2022 \u2022<\/p>\n<p>I add below a video of whale sharks, made several years after this 2007 trip. <a title=\"The Mexican Whale Shark&#039;s Huge Mouth is Worth the Trip\" href=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/en\/whale-shark-mexico-20140720\/\">It was in 2014 in Mexico<\/a>off Isla Mujeres...<\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content-asset videofit\">\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Whale Sharks - Whale sharks\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/101191103?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u2022 \u2022 \u2022 \u2022 \u2022 \u2022 \u2022 \u2022<\/p>\n<p>Otherwise, I took advantage of my little \"break\" day between two dives, three days ago (yes, the day of the whale shark, and I was not even underwater) to extend the motorcycle ride I started last week.<\/p>\n<p>I ventured out on the dirt road that extends the main paved road, at the very south of the island, and that leads to a nature reserve. The <em>dirt road<\/em> is fortunately quite practicable in dry weather and leads, after many detours in the green and refreshing shade of the jungle, to a lighthouse, planted on a rock beaten by the wind. A small sensation of the end of the world.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_355\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-355\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/08\/9926347.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-355\" src=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/08\/9926347.jpg\" alt=\"South of Koh Lanta, a lighthouse, beaten by the wind and waves ...\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/08\/9926347.jpg 600w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/08\/9926347-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/08\/9926347-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/08\/9926347-293x220.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-355\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">South of Koh Lanta, a lighthouse, beaten by the wind and waves ...<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>On the way, fantastic beaches barely attended. I take breaks here and there, at the option of restaurants and nice cafes along the road and sea ... Home adorable everywhere.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/08\/9926289.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-354\" src=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/08\/9926289.jpg\" alt=\"children\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/08\/9926289.jpg 600w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/08\/9926289-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/08\/9926289-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/petitesbullesdailleurs.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/08\/9926289-293x220.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Grrr... Two days in a row I've been diving, hoping to see the mythical whale shark spotted in the waters of Koh Haa three days ago. 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