The realization that I was entering a reverse fish tank became as clear as the Hawaiian water I was about to dip into off the North Shore of Oahu.
I nervously made my way down the ladder into the small cage floating in 600-foot-deep water and peered through plexiglass as sharks swam in for a closer look at the curious humans marveling at them from within the water-filled box.
My heart raced as several sharks sauntered just feet away, my hands clutching the metal bars tight as adrenaline filled my body. I tried to keep my dangling legs inside the bars, just in case my toes looked like a tasty snack.
