🤿 We went Freediving DEEP into Ginnie Springs 💧 Snorkeling and Exploring the CLEAREST Water on 🌎
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 27 ก.ค. 2024
- We went free diving in Ginnie Springs Florida. Ginnie Springs is the clearest water I have ever seen and might be the clearest place to snorkel, dive or freedive on earth!
There are several separate springs at Ginnie Springs. We started our freediving in the "Little Devil" it is a spring that flows up through a 4 foot wide crack in the ground. I dove to about 50 feet at the bottom of the spring. We also saw a snake swimming nearby in the spring.
Our second dive was at the "Devils Eye" it is a round spring about 25 feet deep that has an entrance to a complex underwater cave system. I did not dive into the cave as you would need a dive light and a cave diver certification to safely enter.
Our third dive was at the "Devils Ear" a very unique spring. The spring is unique because it gets partially covered with the brown water from the Santa Fe River. The darker tannin stained water casts a strange colored glow onto the clear water coming out of the Devils Ear Spring.
We went on to snorkel the dark water in the Santa Fe river and then on to Freedive in the Ginnie Spring itself. The Ginnie Spring is the clearest water I have ever seen!
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0:00 Intro and Joe talking about Ginnie Springs
0:42 Freediving "Little Devil" Spring
3:31 Freediving in "Devils Eye" Spring
5:31 Freediving the "Devils Ear" Spring
8:06 Snorkeling the Santa Fe River
9:16 Epic Freediving in Ginnie Spring
10:34 Joe talking about his day at Ginnie Springs
Comment which of the springs at Ginnie Springs did you like the best? Little Devil 0:42 , Devils Eye 3:31 , Devils Ear 5:31 , or the Ginnie Spring 9:16
Little Devil was pretty amazing especially with the light coming through the rock walls. So beautiful!
Little Devil looked beautiful!!!
@@Dean.and.Darci. yeah it was really cool. Thanks for watching
I’ve had the privilege of living in FL all my life and have dove in them all before and find them all to have their own beautiful appeal. I love the uniqueness of each spring. Blood and springs run through my veins :D
All of them . The place is awesome free diving or just snorkeling. Thanks .
@1:30 snake is a Plainbelly Watersnake(Nerodia erythrogaster) Non-venomous.
Cool, good to know, thanks for watching
The Coca Cola water is called Tannins. It comes from the decomposition of the cypress trees and oak trees that colors the river.
Yeah very cool effect it makes! So beautiful
that log that crosses the outflow at Ginnie has been there for over 50 years, as I can testify...I used to swim there in the '60's and remember it from those times long past...if you swim in the Sante Fe in the dry season the river itself is almost as clear as the springs. Large gar follow the currents, perhaps 6 feet long or more. ...
Wow that is awesome. I wonder if the tree is petrified now?
When is the dry season?
@@eridu77 I'm not sure when the dry season is, Eric. I think it might be mid-summer. It's been so long since I was at all regular there I just don't know.
As a fellow TH-camr I have to say I acknowledge the amount of time and energy it took to put such a awesome video together! Until you're a TH-camr, it's just kind of unknown how much work it actually is, so I applaud you for it! Awesome footage! Absolutely stunning and great narration! You earned a subscription! 🤘😎
The first few times inspired me to want to free dive, seeing this footage gives me the itch to go back 👏🏼 cant wait to be there again
The snake is harmless, though I don't know what type. Used to snorkel Ginnie 50 years ago...beautiful place. Thanks for the video.
Yeah I figured it was a harmless snake. Thanks for watching. Glad you enjoyed
George you can do it again!
@@VERTEPR Aw, thanks, and I hope so. All I gotta do is make it down to Florida.
Not necessarily. A few types of snake can mimic the color scheme and behavior of other snakes. You were probably dealing with a harmless, disguised snake.
And that means the original snake could be deadly.
Very well produced. Going to visit this place soon pretty excited.
cool, I hope you enjoy it
Thank you for taking us down into that cave! I can't wait to free dive there!
Thank you! I thoroughly enjoyed your diving!
Little snek looks like a plain-bellied watersnake! While they aren't venomous, the WILL bite you if disturbed. They can be confused with a young Florida Cottonmouth snake, because the coloration can be similar. The cotton mouth IS venomous. Good rule of thumb with watersnakes is to just leave them and gently swim away, just in case!
Yeah, usually better to leave the snakes alone
Can't wait to visit here. On my map for travel visits and watching your video just made me realize I need to move this one up on my list!
Awesome, yeah Ginnie is an amazing place, clearest water you will ever see
@@JoeOceanside haven't been to that one yet. Have you been to Fanning?
Awesome video! They just keep getting better and better!
wow thanks!
Thank you so much for this amazing video!
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it.
wow... awesome,. the water is crystal clear...
Yeah it is really amazing, nice and cool too. Thanks for watching and commenting
Hey Joe! Great video as always. We liked the devils ear the best because of all the creatures. Speaking of creatures, that snake looks like it is a glossy crayfish snake (Regina rigida rigida). If you are ever in the Tampa area give us a shout. We would love to meet for a dive or hike or whatever.
Oh cool thanks for I.D.ing that snake. Just subbed to your channel, yeah I will hit you up if I get over there, maybe you could show me a west coast dive spot. Thanks for commenting!
Great video, very beautiful area and the love the music.
Grabs every edge, silting up the dive. nice.
i like the Ginnie Spring the most. I've never been there but i want to go there someday. I live in Germany so it is far away but one day i will buy a Plane Ticket, fly to Florida to experience it as well. What i think is crazy is the thing that the water is crystal clear on one side and then there is just like a wall that keeps them away from each other. Sure they mix a bit but not completely
Thanks Anjo, yeah it is great!
Awesome video I went to ginnie springs when I was 15 I’m thinking of going again because of this video keep up the work 👍
I grew up on this river. When the water raises it gets darker and when it's lower it is very clear as well. Not quite the same as the spring but close.
Cool, I would love to swim the sante fe when its clearer
@@JoeOceanside canoe trip. You can launch , go down about 7 miles , pass 5 different springs including ginne , and they pick you up at the marker.
What!! Never heard of it.. Went to Rock Springs a Ton of times.. my dad lived in Florida for the last 25yrs I lived there for 6 but often visited and Rock Springs was one of my favorite places. To bad I never heard of it.. but once again I was young.. gonna make it a point to go out there one day! Thanks for the Video
I live 1.5 hours from there. The river clarity depends on how much rain the area gets, if its not much the river itself is clear like the springs too, any rain and it starts to get dark quickly
Awesome video Joe! Ginnie Springs is an amazing place to explore!
It really is! Thank you for watching.
@@JoeOceanside Thanks for sharing!
I haven't been to a spring yet in Florida but I'm going to check this one out.
u certainly have it together..! (great storied way of speaking.
Amazing view underwater...new subs here continue the vids flowing
Seriously amazing video dude!
I want to to there one day it’s really nice and clear.
Yeah it is really a nice spot. Thanks for watching and commenting!
The devil ear looks like rainbow effects
Yeah Panpan it was super beautiful. Thanks for watching!
You guys are awesome.
Amazing Episode! Well done Joe! Great editing!
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it👍
The footage was insane!
im23 and always been in love with freediving but i live in chicago which sucks..... its always seemed like sum thatll truely make me happy.
AMAZING !!!
Thanks, I am glad you liked
Awesome my favorite place to tube!
Your super brave. Going there next week and this is an amazing video. I need to practice in snorkel gear in the pool so I don’t have panic attacks for breathing. You using a GoPro? What gloves for holding onto the gro pro?
I need an old school Roger. Great vid.
I went there as a kid and was scared to go in the water cause i didnt know how to swim so i love these vidd
Hopefully you can go back and visit sometime, it is a great place!
Those snakes that Ginnie springs are everywhere. One swam over me while I was swimming in the river.
This inspired me to visit Florida
That's great! Florida is amazing
Lol. The 2 tank dude killed me. Good.
Glad you liked the vid Kevin
I was at 75 and 10 for 2 days. They were closing the park at noon today and then Fred kept goin west. :/ my luck.
amazing place
Very nice video 👍
Wow!!! Nicely. Do u need to bring diving stuff or renting? I love to explore and diving.
Wow nice vid but one question how do you hold your breath for that long because I’m going Spain soon and I want to know how to practise so I can freedive
Awesome
Thanks I am glad you liked! Thanks for watching!
Nice Video Joe,
I was just there few days ago freediving and absolutely LOVED IT!
One thing though, no one tells you how COLD is the spring water, Highly recommend wearing a WETSUIT!
Yeah I was shaking at the end of the day. I only had a rashguard. It was kinda refreshing to get out and lay in the sun after being that cold. Thanks for watching
Is this one not 72 year round like most of the FL Springs?
@@Adventureswithbecky it is.
What camera are you using for underwater definitely could watch this video over and over really enjoyed it 💪🏽
Wow thanks I am glad you enjoyed. I used a Gopro hero 8 black. Thanks for watching
My dream was to dive Ginnie Springs. Sadly I haven't done any diving for almost 35 years now and I am not in any shape to dive. I doubt I'll ever make it that way to fulfil this dream. Not even sure how much longer I am going to live. LOL Thank you for this video.
I am glad you enjoyed the video. Hopefully I will do some more videos at Ginnie this summer. Thanks for watching!
@@JoeOceanside I'm going to subscribe. I sub to people that interact with commenters. I used to read articles and look at pics of Ginnie Springs in Skin Diver magazine but never made my way there in my years diving, sadly. Take care, Joe, and I look forward to that!
Great video as always was wondering how deep is devils ear is
Awesome! I am glad to hear you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching and commenting
There's no way I could ever hold my breath for that long maybe if I had some Finns
Finns don't help you hold your breathe tho 🤔
@@D.H.CE_FL if I have fins I could possibly make it to the bottom but if I don't I probably won't make it half way
@@christopherjohnson7664 I was kidding. BTW, even with fins I can't do half of what this guy is doing!
You can increase your breathhold with proper practice. Fins wont help you hold your breat but it will help you further on the same breath. Thanks for watching Christopher and Dustin.
@@JoeOceanside what do you recommend to start with to learn those techniques?
My little brother introduced me to the channel today.
I must say your videos are very entertaining as my brother and i are working on bettering our swimming.
I hope to find great entertainment in this channel as i already am.
That's all from me. Bye👋
Wow thats awesome man thank you. Tell your bro thanks as well. I hope I can keep making vids you enjoy!
Lol you got jokes if you think my anxiety would let me do this 😂😂😂😂 He said you could get lost BYE
I hope you enjoyed it anyway. Thanks for watching!
Was amazing. Water is so cold 😁
Yeah it is very chilly for Florida standards
Floridians complain. I visit and conqur most of their lovely springs. Did seven sisters two days ago❤️
Last time I was there I ran into a 5ft alligator gar going up stream! In the deeper spots of the santa fe down stream,scared the the crap out of me lol
Wow yeah, that will make you jump. Thanks for watching!
Don't they hurt you? How do you handle such situation?
great! subscribed
Awesome, thank you!
my man, what go pro settings do you use for your dives🙏🏽
Little Devil was 50 feet deep on your dive? It looked like a much shorter swim
What camera and stick are you using? Thanks
Ugh I know how to swim and hold my breath but for some reason I'm scared to free dive. I wish I had a partner. I live literally an hour from Gennie Springs. This is where Zephyrhills water comes from and from the other springs in the area.
Can someone answer this how do they breath for so long without the snorkel
I am sorry i have a question, whats is the thing that you do with your nose when you are under the water?
i want to do what you do. i recently bougt an zoom evo mask and a snorkel. i didnt get fins yet. But i find that im floating to much. i see that you dont seem to use a led belt so what is the trick?
What is your snorkel set?
How do your ears not explode. I’ve tried going down maybe my ears have problems but when I pop them that far down it messes me up for weeks
If i ever go there again all the snakes and stuff there are they safe im wondering cause i was scared af as a child
It's pretty safe, thousands of people go through there every weekend. It is Florida though so there could be snakes and gators anywhere
man i was there this weekend how did you free dive that far down without ear pressure?😂 it hurt
Equalization
New sub
so are all of these places conected or do you have to walk to each?
You swim down the river to the next one.
I did that this weekend (:
Hey! you should dive here with DALLMYD and treasure hunt!
Yeah man that would be awesome, he is a great guy. I met Jiggin with Jordan once but not Jake yet. Thanks for watching
@@JoeOceanside Cool! I hope you treasure hunt with them!
That would be a cool video!
...at 10:30 i used to lay in the bottom and relax watching the people attempt to go in one entrance and out the other. Most couldnt get in...love the place. Shame they are the most expensive park on earth to get into :(
I agree. $20 for a single person? Absolutely ridiculous. I have a state park pass so I just paddleboard a mile from blue and bring my mask and fins with me. If I do it 20 times a year that's $400 saved.
How long can you hold your breath?
what dive watch do you have
Wow, this is some seriously clear water! What is the temperature there, looks quite cold?
Yeah the water is amazing, it is 72 degrees and all I had was a rashguard. I was shaking by the end of the day
@@JoeOceanside ouch, that's a bit chilly in deed. Even more respect to you for the footage you got from there!
How did you not notice his wetsuit, booties, gloves, and hood?! Sorry, didn’t meant to sound rude.
Mean, not meant.
Also snakes are either venemous or non venomous . Poisonous would refer to chemicals or plants. Cool videos by the way!!
Ah thank you for that correction! Thanks for watching
I think in Australia there are actual poisonous snakes
Do u know how deep devils ear is I’d say around 60-65?
I do not know, I went down about 30. Thanks for watching
How the heck did you hold your breath
How do you hold your breath that long
Should ask a scuba for a hit of that air lol
For reference how long can u hold ur breathe
Where are all the gators and crocodiles I've heard about in Florida ?
They are here, not too many in the busy springs though
Alligators are generally afraid of humans unless they have been fed before.
are there any dangerous animals or mammals or fish in the waters?
there could be gators, but I did not see any
I think those full face snorkeling mask are dangerous. It is hard to just pop it off like a regular mask or snorkel. I saw they are doing a study of them in hawaii.
Yeah they are not my first choice. I like the traditional style
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A lot of divers have died at genie spring in the caves. There are some videos on here if anyone is interested.
I do well to hold my breath for 20 seconds lol
Keep practicing! Thanks for watching! 👍
Last time I was in the santa fe i ran face first into a school of 6ft+ alligator gar. That got my pulse goin...
Little Devil is 38 feet max, but where you were diving, it is around 33-34 feet. There is no way this hole is 50 feet, you need to change your dive watch. There is also almost no current there.
It could be a mangrove snake
Mesmerising psychedelic river.
Yeah its a pretty cool spot. Thanks for watching
The snake is probably a water viper
Gorgeous! Not sure the snake species, but it's def not one of the venomous ones. Snakes can be venomous, not poisonous ;-)
Ah I see, thanks for the distinction. Someone else said it was a crayfish snake. Thanks for watching
dammm this is so cool too bad i live in Australia smh :(
Im sure you have some great stuff in Aus too Thanks for watching
I almost died in the ballroom
Yellow bellied water snake. Harmless
how can i breath under water using snorkeling????
snake is a rattle headed copper moccasin ;)
Wow I will look it up thanks
I’m playing my brother I call all snakes I don’t know what they are that...it’s sounds poisonous lol
“Venomous”
Yeah that is the correct word Jordan
@@JoeOceanside I also love freediving out at ginnie. Just went this past weekend 😆
@@JoeOceanside The Devils Spring System is hands down the best ones out of the 7 Ginnie has to offer
How can u breath for a long time in the water wit only one single mask
Just holding my breath, the air is in my lungs not the mask. Look up @AdamFreediver or @GertLeroy they have great training vids