There’s a slight feeling of vulnerability that comes with being out at sea in a kayak, which is why I can’t say I blame this bloke.

It was only a week ago that we showed you a kayaker getting up close and personal with two whales (HERE), and I would say his encounter would be more up my alley than that of Ian Watkins.

The Ozzie was filming with his helmet cam when the trouble began, with this below from Huffington Post:

“I thought ‘what the heck’s that,’ and then I looked on and there’s this massive fin, and I thought ‘that’s a serious shark,’” he [said]…

Watkins said the shark appeared to be as big as his 17-foot-long kayak. He admitted that he was too busy trying to stay away from it to get a better look, however.

Once he was safe on dry land, he said he showed his video to people at Emu Point who estimated that the shark was 16 feet long.

[Paul Guest, a charter boat operator] said he gave Watkins a bit of advice before they went their separate ways: “I told the guy maybe you should get a bigger boat.”

Truth.

Let’s suffer along with Ian then:

[source:huffpost]