Between you and Dive Talk I'm fully convinced that I MUST try diving in my life. I'm already looking at certifications, there are paths I might take! Thanks for all of this great info - your attitude (and others of course) is getting people like me interested in this amazing hobby. I can't wait to get started! Diving with Sealions looks AWESOME!
@5kouji76 ай бұрын
I recommend Tubbataha in the philippines Katt
@OceanPancake6 ай бұрын
I may be doing a trip to the Philippines soon, so I'll add that to the list
@mikesbigadventures1946 ай бұрын
Chuuk, honestly is amazing if you like wrecks
@OceanPancake6 ай бұрын
Yes! Heaps of my friends have gone there and loveddd it
@gregkutvirt33416 ай бұрын
Thanks for another great vid! AND THANKS for not divulging my absolute favorite dive location. As a beginner diver (30 dives), I won't do more than say it's as easy as ABC ;)
@OceanPancake6 ай бұрын
Whats your favourite dive location?
@gregkutvirt33416 ай бұрын
Bonaire. Shhhhhhhhhhhh@@OceanPancake 😇
@joshuacrooks33636 ай бұрын
The poor knights islands is a very good spot too
@mr_rushy6 ай бұрын
Thanks for the video, yes GoDive is closing come 1st March unfortunately 😢.
@OceanPancake6 ай бұрын
I didn't knowww! I just found out after I Filmed this :(
@chriscoleman88266 ай бұрын
If you get the chance the lesser known Cayman Islands (Cayman Brac and Little Cayman) are spectacular. I would also highly recommend Roatan.
@OceanPancake6 ай бұрын
Yes roatan is a must do!! Hoping to get there next year
@MAGAisacult6 ай бұрын
Cayman Brac is amazing.
@arigato224 ай бұрын
I've been wanting to go to Julian Rocks and now I'm keen on Brissy/Stradbroke since you mentioned it! I didn't do Mike Ball but I did Spirit of Freedom which I think is slightly cheaper but goes to similar sights? I loved Osprey and Bouganville Reefs (they're not the GBR but still amazing visibility and diversity of corals and sea life). I really want to do Byron but every time I look, the accommodation isn't cheap and the flights can be pricey over holidays! For now I'll dive in the GBR (Cairns) - mind you my first taste of diving was the Whitsundays when I did a discovery dive years ago and finally decided to get certified! Now I'm Rescue certified and thinking about what next...!
@AudelinaAdela6 ай бұрын
How nice to see the shark sleeping..
@OceanPancake6 ай бұрын
Aren't they cute?
@derekhickey14 ай бұрын
Since Australia''s East coast is mentioned a lot, I gotta give a shoutout to South West Rocks and the Yongala.
@freedomwanderer916 ай бұрын
I would suggest the Duane in Key Largo, FL. Alos Blue Grotto in Williston, Fla.
@OceanPancake6 ай бұрын
Ooh thank you! Hoping to get to the USA soon
@robrudman80376 ай бұрын
Sodwana Bay.
@OceanPancake6 ай бұрын
I'll add that to mine
@jeffreykahr20816 ай бұрын
Greece, Malta, Sardinia
@BigGixx236 ай бұрын
Come out to Okinawa! I was just in Australia on a Live Aboard with Rodney Fox this past September….freaking epic!
@CritterHunter6 ай бұрын
Dauin
@jonnieinbangkok6 ай бұрын
Yes...this list just shows her interest in pelagic open water diving. It's kind of a list a newb diver would make 🤣 🤣 🤣
@OceanPancake6 ай бұрын
We all have our preferences and experienced and newbie diver thoughts are welcome on my channel :)@jonnieinbangkok
@jonnieinbangkok6 ай бұрын
@@OceanPancake Sure...but you're not one 😉
@OceanPancake6 ай бұрын
@@jonnieinbangkok what's wrong with liking open water diving? :) I love megafauna
@kirenireves5 ай бұрын
What is the 5th site?
@joeholbrook75606 ай бұрын
we are going to Malapascua in November. My wife wants fins like yours, how would you rate them?
@OceanPancake6 ай бұрын
I love my scubapro seawing novas! Honestly changed my whole dive experience.
@ernestlcolemanjr6 ай бұрын
Do you know a place to dive company around Bundaberg?
@OceanPancake6 ай бұрын
I don't actually!
@BrentHollett6 ай бұрын
Sadly, protection for the GBR has been rolled back in parts because too much protection would prevent tourist operators from going there.
@OceanPancake6 ай бұрын
There are still so many areas that divers aren't allowed to go, and most tourism sites are pretty condensed so the reefs visited are a tiny fraction of the overall Reef
@AudelinaAdela6 ай бұрын
Every time I watch your underwater videos I wish you tell us the names on those fish
@OceanPancake6 ай бұрын
Maybe I'll have to start doing that
@BrentHollett6 ай бұрын
GoDive closes for good, in March. 😔
@OceanPancake6 ай бұрын
I just saw!! :(
@saleha41996 ай бұрын
Red Sea???
@OceanPancake6 ай бұрын
Haven't dived there in 15 years! I'd love to go back
@jonnieinbangkok6 ай бұрын
You seem very pelagic and open water oriented; sorry none of these sites would interest me at all. I have been to Malapasqua, and was underwealmed. And not a single place in Indonesia or Malaysia (and only one in the Philippines), the heart of the coral triangle and the most rich and diverse marine ecosystem on earth...you can't be serious 😂 😂 😂 Here's my list (in no particular order) 1. Sipadan/Mabul/Kapalai, Malaysia 2. Tulamben/Amed, Bali 3. Bunaken/Banka & Lembeh, Sulawesi, Indonesia 4. Raja Ampat, Indonesia 5. Anilao/Puerta Galera, Philippines 6. Tubataha Reef, Philippines (bonus site)
@OceanPancake6 ай бұрын
I haven't had the chance to dive in Indonesia yet, so didn't want to comment on those. (They're also very popular in most people's must do lists) But I'm adding your recommendations to my next trip
@siloamsurio6 ай бұрын
Panglao, Philippines is great too depends on the visibility of course: sardines, jacks, barracudas (haven't seen these), a lot of turtles Verde Island, Puerto Galera has a lot of varieties of fishes, colors