Toronto Star Runs Stephen Weir Whale Shark Story: Posting of the Orginal Version of the Story
A whale (shark) of an experience Toronto Star July 19, 2008 The Toronto Star published my whale shark story on July 19th. The three-page feature was the cover story on the Travel Section. I originally wrote a 1,300 word story for the Star. The assistant-editor Susan Pigg asked me to cut it back to 700 words. That shorter version appeared in the Star with only minor edits. You can see that story on the Star's website at: http://www.thestar.com/Travel/article/461491 What follows is the first version of the whale shark story. A Whale (Shark) of a Tale and its all true Dive Tourism in Land Locked Atlanta. Big Fish. Big Tank. Big Thrill By Stephen Weir The Georgia Aquarium dive master was a great salesman. He easily sold four scuba divers on the concept that the aquarium’s mammoth whale sharks are in fact gentle giants. So, no one flinched when a 3ft tall dorsal fin cut through the water within touching distance of their dangling flippers. But, after slipping into the lukewarm water...