Diving - Great Barrier Reef - August 2023

Visited Cairns in August 2023 - and of course, had to go diving!
An all day trip on 'SilverSwift' to Flynn Reef on the Great Barrier Reef.
Winter in Cairns, but water temp was 26 C (the locals were cold, but me? a 3 ml shorty!), viz about 20-25 metres. Three dives on various parts of Flynn Reef. (I've merged the three dives into one movie!)
All in all, a great day!
Filmed on a GoPro 8, with a PolarPro filter and macro lens
Enjoy in 4K!

[@ianbrown9743]

Colin great video. Can you tell me what the name of the boat is and what where they like dive with. Regards Ian.

[@csgproductions]

Thanks Ian! I did a bit of research before I left. There are a few large dive boats operating daily from Cairns. All offering similar features - dives, snorkeling, lunch, etc. For mine, I wanted a more dive oriented than snorkeling. I chose ProDive Cairns' SilverSwift, which offered 3 dives (not just two!) Took my own gear - but their hire gear was pretty good! The day ran like clockwork. Diving with similar skill/experienced divers. (big tick!). Divers were in the water first, so hardly saw the snorkelers or their noodles!
Three dives in the same vicinity, but all different terrain. I would use ProDive again. Bit long winded, sorry!

[@ianbrown9743]

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Many thanks regards Ian

[@isyg4990]

Thank you for sharing, the underwater footage is so lovely!

[@csgproductions]

Thanks! It's much better in real life!!