You 2 are not JUST entertainers, youre the face of diving for some of us. Dive Talk makes diving interesting to even non divers. PR for diving is what youre great with. Im not a diver. Ive never done it. I might if I can get there 1 day, but I love watchin your channel and find it informative. Great channel
I got my advanced diving cert in Cyprus. You guys HAVE to go. Visibility was near perfect every dive and there is a TON of things to see. My favorite was the MS Zenobia wreck. Over 500 ft long and is sitting from 19m to over 40m down. Absolutely awesome dives. And the water is surprisingly warm as well!
As an Aussie who loves danger, watching you blokes has vicariously taught me that diving is NO JOKE. I always love your content and appreciate your words of wisdom. love your work from AUS, p.s. Make some beginner tutorials to encourage others to hit the depths, SAFELY!
Cyprus is an amazing place! Been a few times (although not to dive….one day). And I’ll confess I’ve been the diver who’s on the bottom or crashing into things. But like Woody says, it’s easier to float and I’ve absolutely bust my ass to improve my buoyancy and general control and it’s something I try and improve with every dive. I’ll also add that doing these kind of swim through tunnels was actually part of the reason (along with DiveTalk!) as to why I changed my mind about cave diving. I was convinced I’d hate being in the overhead environment. Turns out I loved it…now I’m wanting to cave dive.
Those swim throughs and that exit from the cave for the end of the dive is what got me to do the cavern diving and wreck diving specialties. Those and zenovia wreck is what is currently moving me forward to go into tec and wreck-cave diving! Sometimes doing something just a bit above your level with a professional instructor that knows what he is doing is what you need to push to the next level in your hobby. Lionfish are invasive in Cyprus btw and they are very damaging to our environment, so is that kind of sea urchin that was in the video!
I love seeing Gus and Woody debating and discussing hot topics in SCUBA, they always come to reasonable and thoughtful conclusions. It's a fresh break from the dumpster fire in internet comment sections
Finally a divesite I've actually been too =)...Cyclops in Cyprus is a very nice relaxed site. A lot of dive centres take their students there, as well as regular customers. If I remember correctly, the depth in the bay is 15m max unless you swim out for a bit. It is full of these swimthroughs with various marine life...and Gus: lionfish IS invasive to the island of Cyprus, though you need a license to hunt them. btw, Cyprus is located in the eastern Mediterrainan sea of the coasts of Lebanon, Syria and Turkey.
I have seen that they are allowing more and more Lionfish hunting in Cyprus... and the local restaurants are learning how to 'use them' so knowing how things work in my home country of Greece and also in Cyprus very soon there wont be much lionfish if there is money to be made ;)
Hey, fellas: I might not be a diver, but I grew up in Cape May, NJ, and I love the ocean. Just wanted to let you know Gus that Cyprus is South of Turkey. It's an island in the Mediterranean Sea, as I'm sure you know. It's just to the west of Lebanon and Syria! Hope you guys are well, and I always look forward to your content!
@BoostedCoyote I spent my first few years of life in North Cape May, lived in Rio Grande for the better part of the first 16 years of my life, then moved to the Villas, Mays Landing for college at ACCC and Stockton. But I'm back in North Cape May, while my mom is searching for a house to buy. I'm helping her out with her apartment temporarily. So I'm back in North Cape May in a dramatic "full circle" twist of irony! Where in North Cape May? I delivered food everywhere in the area and know these neighborhoods like the back of my hand!
@@roberthedleyiii279 thats awesome, and my grandmother and my great grandparents both lived on Hughes ave right off Lincoln blvd (ferry road is what we called it). My great aunt lived around the corner but all have since passed. My parents currently have rentals in north cape may and the olive oil store right off of sunset blvd and do some of the golf cart rentals. They now live up near the zoo to have some more property
You two are perfect together and give such an amazing picture of diving as a whole to those of us that have never, and may never go, diving! Thank you and to those haters and critics, go bother a channel that cares! This channel is awesome and doesn't need your negative whining! Thank you Gus and Woody, you guys make underwater cool!!!!
I haven’t listened in a while and I was so excited to hear you mention Deep6 gear. It wasn’t talked about much when we bought ours..I’m glad to hear their name out in the world! We love our Deep6 equipment and the owners are so helpful and honest. I still consider myself a newbie diver but highly recommend them for basic setups and advice!
Those people are just jealous that they will never hold as much knowledge and be as badass as you two! Many years ago, my father told me that when I got older, he would take me to Cozumel to take an open water class for tourists to be able to do a quick dive. Unfortunately as I got older, my father’s alcoholism started to take a toll on him and he suddenly passed away a few years ago. We never got to go on our scuba adventures. Still to this day, I am a non-diver. When I saw you guys on here, you brought back my love for the underwater world. Even though I am a non-diver (for now), I have learned SO MUCH from the both of you just by watching and listening to you. Not only do you guys share your knowledge of diving, but you also make people aware of different ways to be prepared and safe throughout a dive, spread awareness about sea life and the underwater world, and you’re the most HONEST. You guys tell it like it is, not what you think people want to hear and many of us really appreciate it! One day, I hope I’ll get the chance to take a class with you two and be able to hunt some Lionfish with you guys or search for aliens with Woody 😂 You guys rock and thank you so much ❤
No matter what job or hobby you do, you will always have the "know it all" person that feel you should do how they do it and you are wrong if you don't. I watch and tell others about you guys because I enjoy the dives you guys do and the recommendations you offer on equipment and diving spots. I am not a cave diver or CCR diver but hope to step up to that level soon, so what you guys say and do or the people you guys hang with say something I listen, because you guys are more experience. If these people don't like what you guys are saying they can always turn the channel!
Im terrified of just about everything and this video made me so anxious them stopping in the tunnel made me almost barf with fear, but ive been talking to my brother whos not afraid of anything, about getting into scuba diving to help me get over quite a fear water based fear not being scared to just watch videos is the first step though, thank you for making the process easier, entertaining and distracting me from my anxieties ❤❤❤
Hello from Northern Cyprus, loved watching the video thankyou especially as i live and work here as a PADI instructor , Cyprus is 40 miles away from Turkey approx, we have lots of lovely easy swim throughs at nice shallow depths, just have to look out for long stemmed sea urchins at the entrance + exits normally, my highest temperature this summer reached 31 degrees, the lion fish are culled by divers + local spear fisherman + taste great on the BBQ so i'm told by fellow divers ( i'm veggie)
You guys rock! I have to admit that sometimes I start watching in the mindset of 'who are they going to criticise today?' but this one proves me wrong! Also, I love the honesty of your lack of 'out of US' geography!
Gus you look amazing man... I need to out down the big Mac's and get at it... Inspiring man. Also woody, dont ever change man, you guys are the perfect counter perspective on videos, it's epic. Love ya guys channel ❤
I've lived there - Cyprus is FULL of underground caves and cracks that lead to the surface - your common house visitors are often extremely poisonous insects or daddy-hundred-long-legs-and-fins-and-fangs, or something in between. Oh and ans are normal, they don't count. One time too many rains came, a cave under Limassol (and its sewers too) were so flooded that a street was covered car-hight in roaches (and other insect mess). My classmate was biking to school when thay happened.
I have always frog kicked when swimming…. First dive class in shallow water I was frog kicking all over and my instructor was honestly surprised I was swimming that way lol
i find you guys entertaining and informative.. although I'm a complete noob about diving.. your channel has made me interested in the subject... i dont know if id ever become a diver, cos i have asthma, rhinitis, allergies, breathing problems and also am poor.. most sports like this are expensive.. i did one month of boulder climbing cos the first month was cheap.. but didnt continue afterwards cos its too expensive for me.. on my next trip abroad though i will keep an eye out for good diving stuff and maybe let you guys know about them...
Hey guys, first at all, i love watching your videos! You make me think about various things and thats amazing and very helpful! And yes of course you are entertaining me with your reactions :) Thank you very much!!! Please go on :)
Learning not to touch or mess with a sandy bottom is just safer for the diver. Along the lines of what Woody was saying. There are more than garden eels in sand. There are rays, which to an untrained eye can be pretty well hidden. There are stinging worms like bristleworms, or other things that are designed to sting and still have the opportunity to sting you if you pick them up with your exposure suit and touch them later. It's generally just a better idea to opt out of using or interfacing with the bottom on a dive.
Here in the Mediterranean Sea, it is common for those swimming through, they are always on shallow waters, and they are not long and basically are rocks without life attached to them. About the temperature of the water, in summer is really hot, and on average is above 90F. Now in November, the water is still around 70F.
Lived in Cyprus for 6 years learning and teaching scuba.. absolutely loved it, water is almost always like bath water even down to 40m but the sad part... how many fish do you see ? There's virtually no fish unless going on wrecks.. anyway these swim throughs are awesome, we take our final advance class students here as a reward =)
@@ppo2424 yeah its embarrassing when divers come for a tour when they'd rightly expect the med to be a heaven of fish.. sadly couldn't be further from truth
@@glitchyhitchy1811 I worked for a dc on Skaithos, he had photos of turtles on the wall, that he'd taken in the Red Sea,but he wasn't telling customers that.
7:16 I had the weirdest thought when I saw this cave ceiling. It looks like the holes are closing up on their own as they swim under. I realized it's just an optical illusion, but then I remembered that Mystery Flesh Pit National Park story and thought how fun would it be to see Dive Talk review a trek into that cave? 😆
The land is full of animals that stomp across the plants, so land plants have a resilience to being trodden on. There are very few animals that stomp across the floor of the ocean and they aren't human size so sea plants haven't had to adapt to being trodden on.
I got certified last year and two weeks after I got certified, my first official dive was the Cathedrals in Maui. And you can be damn sure I tried my hardest to not touch the walls, floor or ceiling seeing all the giant sea urchins lining the walls.
7:07 Gus and Woody make a great point. Not touching the bottom is the equivalent to me as not littering on land. Its a good attitude to have caring about the inviornment both on land and in sea. Think of it this way, when you litter that trash ends up killing animals. When you walk on the sea floor you risk killing animals or grass. Caring about the environment is not a crime
Brilliant review and I get what your saying I was in Egypt northern wrecks and reefs and we sore a diver smashed in the wreckage as they exited the wreck and got cuts in the head the tide turned soon than expected so he'd of liked a helmet 👌🫶
I have doved that place - its in South East Cyprus (the Greek part) and called 'Cyclops'. Its full of little caves (technically caverns as you can always see the light) and swim throughs. The water temperature in September was like 26 to 28C at depth. The whole place might have some 'deep spots' but its mostly 10-15m or less so it works even for your first certification. Its also where I got my AOW certification as there are some nice skills you can practice. That said, the mistake these guys kept doing was that they were so close... practically on each others asses... leave space... let the person have some 'breathing' room.
Hey @divetalk fellas! So you don’t have to look it up, Cyprus is an island country in the eastern Mediterranean, so Turkey is to the north, Egypt is to the south, and Greece is to the west of Cyprus. They speak Greek & Turkish (Cypriot vernacular). 😊
You are doing a great job guys. And I'm not a cave diver. Don't worry about naysayers or the scuba-police. People loves to say others what to do. And I agree, recreational scuba should be fun.
In relation to killing organisms in the sand or the grass.. There are some kayaking police who like to tell people not to make those cute little rock stacks in the river, because it's disturbing the salamander habitats.
The "if the mask strap snaps" reasoning also justifies the "if I bump my head" reasoning. I suspect eventually bumping one's head is more likely than eventually having a strap snap.
Its just a shame that people have made you guys feel the need to justify or defend what you do...This channel is awesome and i have never dove, will probably never dive bc of physical issues, but i love watching you guys!!! Forget the idiots, and keep makinf these great videos! Youhave always been clear on who you are and what you do, and its been great!!!
Also unfortunately lion fish are invasive in Turkey coasts as well but the effort towards cleaning them up isn’t half us good. I think they are native to the Indian Ocean, South Pacific and the Red Sea
Oh my woody the hat just love the hat I wish I had someone who could crochet because there is an incredible octopus hat out there online that I've seen it is so cool yours is amazing.
What is the negative of split fins vs blades? My dad told me to get split fins because that is what he used and I didn't have a reason to say no. They have served me well for the two years I have been diving but I haven't had many dives outside of my open water and advanced open water classes.
You guys worry about about what others say on here lol im not scuba certified but i have learned alot about diving from you guys more than other channels.
Helmets are bad because if your hand's are busy swimming you need to trace the ceiling of the cave with your head. If you are wearing a helmet you can't feel how fast you are moving
if its a natural spring, fellas, its gonna be 68 degrees always no matter what. in florida and pretty sure everywhere unless its a hot spring in which case don't think that temp water is diveable
Hey guys, I just saw an interesting video you two might like to watch, it's called "The first deep rebreather dive using hydrogen: a gateway to deep exploration?" by Diving Talks
Fellow cave diver here. If you want to dive a helmet, then dive a helmet. If you don't, then don't. I started my tech diving journey in 2013 and even then it was apparent some people only complain as a form of projection. As with everything a helmet is a tool, a piece of kit and its use (or disuse) needs to be assessed by the individual and kit changes with time. All I'll say to those who wish to use them as a placement for corded primary lights: Just remember not to trap your long hose, dive safe and have fun.
99.999% of the time we don't need seat-belts, or airbags ... but the consequences of that 0.001% accident occurring without them is too severe to not have them. Anyone harping about others, making the argument "because you don't need one", needs to have their head examined for such irrational opinions.
Love these swimtrough. As long as the swimtrough is big enough to fit multiple divers and not single file, let them have fun. If it’s single file going trough I’m not ok with it
Cyprus is in the middle of the Mediterranean, about 60 miles South of Turkey and 150 miles West of Lebanon. I was just there diving in September and the shallow temperature was around 85F, so warmer than a public swimming pool. At 130 ft it was still 72F. So for these swim-throughs I'd be in a shortie wetsuit but down deep around the Zenobia wreck I needed a 5mm semidry. It is a lovely place to dive. See also Comino Caves off Malta/Gozo; that's a bit like the scenes in this video but loads more creatures, if a little cooler (sorry for the quality, but I still had a lot to learn about settings on the GoPro4 - ruclips.net/video/HgAsuuL56-s/видео.html).
Also one more thing... Dive sites are mostly just small specks which are visited by hundreds of divers over just some days. These dive sites, even if it just sand get destroyed by divers who just sit in the sand in a short period of time. Yeah sure a garden eel can dig out again, but if this happens everyday several times the animals get stressed, sick or just die anyways. Same goes for seaweed and all the other delicate animals and plants that sit in these environments. Just imagine you taking a picture of this seahorse and not realizing that you already sitting on top of another one :D
Seahorses are mad fragile too, but I do like Gus's nuance. The main problem with mucking stuff up in my opinion is that they'd deprive other divers of the opportunity to see what they got to, but I also see how over time these popular sites will become more analogous to a soccer field being stepped on every day, its unfortunate but you cant make every person careful when they're vacationing to be carefree.
They take most tourists through these swim throughs, been through them myself, just be careful of the lion fish. The underwater statues are also good to visit on the other side of the island.
The problem with the super "serious divers" is that they gatekeep diving from everyone less experienced than they are. Once the safety is all taken care of, relax and have fun. It's not that serious! 98% of divers aren't trying to be competitive divers, go past 40M, or enter caves. Get trained, be safe, know your limits...and have fun! Ignore the elitists and the gatekeeper types, they don't know how to have fun except by pretending to be superior to everyone else.
Kudos for being dive police, we need more of it. As an instructor it pains me to see a dive guide laying on the bottom! Plus he has a camera! 1. Not professional if you are guiding and 2. totally against standards if you are teaching anything other than photo or video courses. Lead by example and everyone will be better divers. ✌
You 2 are not JUST entertainers, youre the face of diving for some of us. Dive Talk makes diving interesting to even non divers. PR for diving is what youre great with. Im not a diver. Ive never done it. I might if I can get there 1 day, but I love watchin your channel and find it informative. Great channel
You took the words right outta my mouth!
So true !
Yeah, the obvious jealousy in the "they're actually just entertainers" comments is really pathetic!
Yes I'm not a diver
HAHHA@@b.h.8421 Love that he quickly diffused those comments!
"That's what she said" - Gus 😂😂😂
I got my advanced diving cert in Cyprus. You guys HAVE to go. Visibility was near perfect every dive and there is a TON of things to see. My favorite was the MS Zenobia wreck. Over 500 ft long and is sitting from 19m to over 40m down. Absolutely awesome dives. And the water is surprisingly warm as well!
As an Aussie who loves danger, watching you blokes has vicariously taught me that diving is NO JOKE. I always love your content and appreciate your words of wisdom. love your work from AUS, p.s. Make some beginner tutorials to encourage others to hit the depths, SAFELY!
Cyprus is an amazing place! Been a few times (although not to dive….one day).
And I’ll confess I’ve been the diver who’s on the bottom or crashing into things. But like Woody says, it’s easier to float and I’ve absolutely bust my ass to improve my buoyancy and general control and it’s something I try and improve with every dive.
I’ll also add that doing these kind of swim through tunnels was actually part of the reason (along with DiveTalk!) as to why I changed my mind about cave diving. I was convinced I’d hate being in the overhead environment. Turns out I loved it…now I’m wanting to cave dive.
Those swim throughs and that exit from the cave for the end of the dive is what got me to do the cavern diving and wreck diving specialties. Those and zenovia wreck is what is currently moving me forward to go into tec and wreck-cave diving! Sometimes doing something just a bit above your level with a professional instructor that knows what he is doing is what you need to push to the next level in your hobby. Lionfish are invasive in Cyprus btw and they are very damaging to our environment, so is that kind of sea urchin that was in the video!
I love seeing Gus and Woody debating and discussing hot topics in SCUBA, they always come to reasonable and thoughtful conclusions. It's a fresh break from the dumpster fire in internet comment sections
I took my motorcycle class at age 45 having never ridden before. It was a blast. Keep up the great work and learning guys!
Finally a divesite I've actually been too =)...Cyclops in Cyprus is a very nice relaxed site. A lot of dive centres take their students there, as well as regular customers. If I remember correctly, the depth in the bay is 15m max unless you swim out for a bit. It is full of these swimthroughs with various marine life...and Gus: lionfish IS invasive to the island of Cyprus, though you need a license to hunt them. btw, Cyprus is located in the eastern Mediterrainan sea of the coasts of Lebanon, Syria and Turkey.
I have seen that they are allowing more and more Lionfish hunting in Cyprus... and the local restaurants are learning how to 'use them' so knowing how things work in my home country of Greece and also in Cyprus very soon there wont be much lionfish if there is money to be made ;)
Hey, fellas: I might not be a diver, but I grew up in Cape May, NJ, and I love the ocean. Just wanted to let you know Gus that Cyprus is South of Turkey. It's an island in the Mediterranean Sea, as I'm sure you know. It's just to the west of Lebanon and Syria! Hope you guys are well, and I always look forward to your content!
What part of cape may did you grow up in? My whole family lived in north cape may my whole life and is my second home
@BoostedCoyote I spent my first few years of life in North Cape May, lived in Rio Grande for the better part of the first 16 years of my life, then moved to the Villas, Mays Landing for college at ACCC and Stockton. But I'm back in North Cape May, while my mom is searching for a house to buy. I'm helping her out with her apartment temporarily. So I'm back in North Cape May in a dramatic "full circle" twist of irony! Where in North Cape May? I delivered food everywhere in the area and know these neighborhoods like the back of my hand!
@@roberthedleyiii279 thats awesome, and my grandmother and my great grandparents both lived on Hughes ave right off Lincoln blvd (ferry road is what we called it). My great aunt lived around the corner but all have since passed. My parents currently have rentals in north cape may and the olive oil store right off of sunset blvd and do some of the golf cart rentals. They now live up near the zoo to have some more property
You two are perfect together and give such an amazing picture of diving as a whole to those of us that have never, and may never go, diving! Thank you and to those haters and critics, go bother a channel that cares! This channel is awesome and doesn't need your negative whining! Thank you Gus and Woody, you guys make underwater cool!!!!
I haven’t listened in a while and I was so excited to hear you mention Deep6 gear. It wasn’t talked about much when we bought ours..I’m glad to hear their name out in the world! We love our Deep6 equipment and the owners are so helpful and honest. I still consider myself a newbie diver but highly recommend them for basic setups and advice!
Those people are just jealous that they will never hold as much knowledge and be as badass as you two!
Many years ago, my father told me that when I got older, he would take me to Cozumel to take an open water class for tourists to be able to do a quick dive. Unfortunately as I got older, my father’s alcoholism started to take a toll on him and he suddenly passed away a few years ago. We never got to go on our scuba adventures. Still to this day, I am a non-diver.
When I saw you guys on here, you brought back my love for the underwater world. Even though I am a non-diver (for now), I have learned SO MUCH from the both of you just by watching and listening to you. Not only do you guys share your knowledge of diving, but you also make people aware of different ways to be prepared and safe throughout a dive, spread awareness about sea life and the underwater world, and you’re the most HONEST. You guys tell it like it is, not what you think people want to hear and many of us really appreciate it!
One day, I hope I’ll get the chance to take a class with you two and be able to hunt some Lionfish with you guys or search for aliens with Woody 😂 You guys rock and thank you so much ❤
A new upload from one of my favourite channels? Lets go!
Keep up the great work guys.
No matter what job or hobby you do, you will always have the "know it all" person that feel you should do how they do it and you are wrong if you don't. I watch and tell others about you guys because I enjoy the dives you guys do and the recommendations you offer on equipment and diving spots. I am not a cave diver or CCR diver but hope to step up to that level soon, so what you guys say and do or the people you guys hang with say something I listen, because you guys are more experience. If these people don't like what you guys are saying they can always turn the channel!
Im terrified of just about everything and this video made me so anxious them stopping in the tunnel made me almost barf with fear, but ive been talking to my brother whos not afraid of anything, about getting into scuba diving to help me get over quite a fear water based fear not being scared to just watch videos is the first step though, thank you for making the process easier, entertaining and distracting me from my anxieties ❤❤❤
You guys are definitely entertainers but your also no nonsense straight to the point when it counts 👏
Hello from Northern Cyprus, loved watching the video thankyou especially as i live and work here as a PADI instructor , Cyprus is 40 miles away from Turkey approx, we have lots of lovely easy swim throughs at nice shallow depths, just have to look out for long stemmed sea urchins at the entrance + exits normally, my highest temperature this summer reached 31 degrees, the lion fish are culled by divers + local spear fisherman + taste great on the BBQ so i'm told by fellow divers ( i'm veggie)
You guys rock!
I have to admit that sometimes I start watching in the mindset of 'who are they going to criticise today?' but this one proves me wrong!
Also, I love the honesty of your lack of 'out of US' geography!
Gus you look amazing man... I need to out down the big Mac's and get at it... Inspiring man.
Also woody, dont ever change man, you guys are the perfect counter perspective on videos, it's epic.
Love ya guys channel ❤
Great content and most humble opinions from you guy infact i learn every day something new watching your videos
I've lived there - Cyprus is FULL of underground caves and cracks that lead to the surface - your common house visitors are often extremely poisonous insects or daddy-hundred-long-legs-and-fins-and-fangs, or something in between. Oh and ans are normal, they don't count.
One time too many rains came, a cave under Limassol (and its sewers too) were so flooded that a street was covered car-hight in roaches (and other insect mess). My classmate was biking to school when thay happened.
I wasn’t ready for that fantastic hat
Good morning, always glad to see a new upload from dive talk
Those crotchet hats are adorable, i love the octopus from another older video
Woody those hats are awesome man, I couldn't pull it off, but you defiantly can.
I have always frog kicked when swimming…. First dive class in shallow water I was frog kicking all over and my instructor was honestly surprised I was swimming that way lol
You guys do crack me up but I also learn a ton every episode
i find you guys entertaining and informative.. although I'm a complete noob about diving.. your channel has made me interested in the subject... i dont know if id ever become a diver, cos i have asthma, rhinitis, allergies, breathing problems and also am poor.. most sports like this are expensive.. i did one month of boulder climbing cos the first month was cheap.. but didnt continue afterwards cos its too expensive for me.. on my next trip abroad though i will keep an eye out for good diving stuff and maybe let you guys know about them...
Great channel guys. Check out the wildrake diving accident. The story had me on edge the whole time
Great Episode. Thanks Brothers!
Hey guys, first at all, i love watching your videos! You make me think about various things and thats amazing and very helpful! And yes of course you are entertaining me with your reactions :) Thank you very much!!! Please go on :)
Learning not to touch or mess with a sandy bottom is just safer for the diver. Along the lines of what Woody was saying.
There are more than garden eels in sand. There are rays, which to an untrained eye can be pretty well hidden. There are stinging worms like bristleworms, or other things that are designed to sting and still have the opportunity to sting you if you pick them up with your exposure suit and touch them later. It's generally just a better idea to opt out of using or interfacing with the bottom on a dive.
Here in the Mediterranean Sea, it is common for those swimming through, they are always on shallow waters, and they are not long and basically are rocks without life attached to them. About the temperature of the water, in summer is really hot, and on average is above 90F. Now in November, the water is still around 70F.
Great stuff. I think you get style pints for not touching or bumping into things.
Thats a very cool crocheted jellyfish beanie, Woody❤
Lived in Cyprus for 6 years learning and teaching scuba.. absolutely loved it, water is almost always like bath water even down to 40m but the sad part... how many fish do you see ? There's virtually no fish unless going on wrecks.. anyway these swim throughs are awesome, we take our final advance class students here as a reward =)
Half of the Med is dead,but Greece and Cyprus are deader than most,years of overfishing
@@ppo2424 yeah its embarrassing when divers come for a tour when they'd rightly expect the med to be a heaven of fish.. sadly couldn't be further from truth
@@glitchyhitchy1811 I worked for a dc on Skaithos, he had photos of turtles on the wall, that he'd taken in the Red Sea,but he wasn't telling customers that.
ahh that mussel on the rock gave me a jump-scare!
7:16 I had the weirdest thought when I saw this cave ceiling. It looks like the holes are closing up on their own as they swim under. I realized it's just an optical illusion, but then I remembered that Mystery Flesh Pit National Park story and thought how fun would it be to see Dive Talk review a trek into that cave? 😆
The land is full of animals that stomp across the plants, so land plants have a resilience to being trodden on. There are very few animals that stomp across the floor of the ocean and they aren't human size so sea plants haven't had to adapt to being trodden on.
I got certified last year and two weeks after I got certified, my first official dive was the Cathedrals in Maui. And you can be damn sure I tried my hardest to not touch the walls, floor or ceiling seeing all the giant sea urchins lining the walls.
I hoped someone finally found an actual cave here
7:07 Gus and Woody make a great point. Not touching the bottom is the equivalent to me as not littering on land. Its a good attitude to have caring about the inviornment both on land and in sea. Think of it this way, when you litter that trash ends up killing animals. When you walk on the sea floor you risk killing animals or grass. Caring about the environment is not a crime
Brilliant review and I get what your saying I was in Egypt northern wrecks and reefs and we sore a diver smashed in the wreckage as they exited the wreck and got cuts in the head the tide turned soon than expected so he'd of liked a helmet 👌🫶
I have doved that place - its in South East Cyprus (the Greek part) and called 'Cyclops'. Its full of little caves (technically caverns as you can always see the light) and swim throughs. The water temperature in September was like 26 to 28C at depth. The whole place might have some 'deep spots' but its mostly 10-15m or less so it works even for your first certification. Its also where I got my AOW certification as there are some nice skills you can practice.
That said, the mistake these guys kept doing was that they were so close... practically on each others asses... leave space... let the person have some 'breathing' room.
Hey @divetalk fellas!
So you don’t have to look it up, Cyprus is an island country in the eastern Mediterranean, so Turkey is to the north, Egypt is to the south, and Greece is to the west of Cyprus. They speak Greek & Turkish (Cypriot vernacular). 😊
Dear lordy I love Woody's hats
That visibility would freak me out 😅
Woody you are just the cutest jelly i‘ve ever seen, lots of love to both of you.
You are doing a great job guys. And I'm not a cave diver. Don't worry about naysayers or the scuba-police. People loves to say others what to do. And I agree, recreational scuba should be fun.
Binge watching a bunch of older videos and just realized there’s very few times that Woody isn’t wearing some type of headwear😂😂😂
In relation to killing organisms in the sand or the grass..
There are some kayaking police who like to tell people not to make those cute little rock stacks in the river, because it's disturbing the salamander habitats.
woodys jellyfish hat is so slay
The "if the mask strap snaps" reasoning also justifies the "if I bump my head" reasoning. I suspect eventually bumping one's head is more likely than eventually having a strap snap.
"sea parasite.....that's technical" haha
Its just a shame that people have made you guys feel the need to justify or defend what you do...This channel is awesome and i have never dove, will probably never dive bc of physical issues, but i love watching you guys!!! Forget the idiots, and keep makinf these great videos! Youhave always been clear on who you are and what you do, and its been great!!!
I’m from Turkey and got certified there - Cyprus is near the South coast of Turkey! Gus had it the first time haha
Also unfortunately lion fish are invasive in Turkey coasts as well but the effort towards cleaning them up isn’t half us good. I think they are native to the Indian Ocean, South Pacific and the Red Sea
I just adore woody for wearing that hat again ❤ only woody can pull it off 😊
That's not Cyclops. That's Cova Greco.
I was there about 2 months ago doing a cavern course. Cyclops is quite some distance away
Giant stride works fine as long as at least one fin is out of the water 🤷♂️, that you use to make the step with.
do you guys plan on visiting Okinawa sometime in the future?!😊
The Scuba Board sounds like they are bored and jealous of our 2 favorite guys.
Oh my woody the hat just love the hat I wish I had someone who could crochet because there is an incredible octopus hat out there online that I've seen it is so cool yours is amazing.
Lion fish is also invasive in the mediterranean, sadly.
What is the negative of split fins vs blades? My dad told me to get split fins because that is what he used and I didn't have a reason to say no. They have served me well for the two years I have been diving but I haven't had many dives outside of my open water and advanced open water classes.
You guys worry about about what others say on here lol im not scuba certified but i have learned alot about diving from you guys more than other channels.
Helmets are bad because if your hand's are busy swimming you need to trace the ceiling of the cave with your head. If you are wearing a helmet you can't feel how fast you are moving
At some point I’d like to discuss resort course dysfunction.
As a snowboarder I can understand obsessing over good brands honestly.
If it was socially acceptable I would wear a helmet every time I walked out the house. And safety glasses!
I do smile an I do have a better day because of you thank you woody
Hey what about gath surfing helmet
if its a natural spring, fellas, its gonna be 68 degrees always no matter what. in florida and pretty sure everywhere unless its a hot spring in which case don't think that temp water is diveable
Lionfish are invasive in Cyprus bybthe way, so now you can move it further up the list for paying a visit once 😅
I've never had an accident on my bicycle that caused me hitting my head and yet I still wear a helmet
Hey guys, I just saw an interesting video you two might like to watch, it's called "The first deep rebreather dive using hydrogen: a gateway to deep exploration?" by Diving Talks
Woody sounds soooo Thrilled about the class.
This morning just got more exciting! Hi!
I get cold after half an hour in an 85° pool so a 3 mil is mandatory
Lionfish are invasive in Cyprus.
Fellow cave diver here. If you want to dive a helmet, then dive a helmet. If you don't, then don't. I started my tech diving journey in 2013 and even then it was apparent some people only complain as a form of projection.
As with everything a helmet is a tool, a piece of kit and its use (or disuse) needs to be assessed by the individual and kit changes with time. All I'll say to those who wish to use them as a placement for corded primary lights: Just remember not to trap your long hose, dive safe and have fun.
The lionfish is originates from the Indo-Pacific region. Cyprus is in the mediterranean.. so fire at will!
99.999% of the time we don't need seat-belts, or airbags ... but the consequences of that 0.001% accident occurring without them is too severe to not have them.
Anyone harping about others, making the argument "because you don't need one", needs to have their head examined for such irrational opinions.
Checkout the Zenobia in Cyprus 👌🏻
Hands up, whose brain beat Gus to the "that's what she said " ?
love woody's hat
Gus I am so impressed with the weight loss. I wish you would tell us your secret !! anyway great great job and congratulations
Love these swimtrough. As long as the swimtrough is big enough to fit multiple divers and not single file, let them have fun. If it’s single file going trough I’m not ok with it
I thought woody had turned into trippy red for a second
There is a lot of talk about new divers not having buoyancy control, but I have never seen a novy hitting the button when is sea urchin infested, Lol
Cyprus is in the middle of the Mediterranean, about 60 miles South of Turkey and 150 miles West of Lebanon. I was just there diving in September and the shallow temperature was around 85F, so warmer than a public swimming pool. At 130 ft it was still 72F. So for these swim-throughs I'd be in a shortie wetsuit but down deep around the Zenobia wreck I needed a 5mm semidry. It is a lovely place to dive. See also Comino Caves off Malta/Gozo; that's a bit like the scenes in this video but loads more creatures, if a little cooler (sorry for the quality, but I still had a lot to learn about settings on the GoPro4 - ruclips.net/video/HgAsuuL56-s/видео.html).
Also one more thing... Dive sites are mostly just small specks which are visited by hundreds of divers over just some days. These dive sites, even if it just sand get destroyed by divers who just sit in the sand in a short period of time. Yeah sure a garden eel can dig out again, but if this happens everyday several times the animals get stressed, sick or just die anyways. Same goes for seaweed and all the other delicate animals and plants that sit in these environments. Just imagine you taking a picture of this seahorse and not realizing that you already sitting on top of another one :D
Seahorses are mad fragile too, but I do like Gus's nuance.
The main problem with mucking stuff up in my opinion is that they'd deprive other divers of the opportunity to see what they got to, but I also see how over time these popular sites will become more analogous to a soccer field being stepped on every day, its unfortunate but you cant make every person careful when they're vacationing to be carefree.
How dare you entertain me!
I'm trying to be miserable over here!
They take most tourists through these swim throughs, been through them myself, just be careful of the lion fish. The underwater statues are also good to visit on the other side of the island.
Woody. That hat. OMG lol
Lionfish are NOT native to the Mediterranean, where Cyprus is.
The problem with the super "serious divers" is that they gatekeep diving from everyone less experienced than they are. Once the safety is all taken care of, relax and have fun. It's not that serious!
98% of divers aren't trying to be competitive divers, go past 40M, or enter caves. Get trained, be safe, know your limits...and have fun! Ignore the elitists and the gatekeeper types, they don't know how to have fun except by pretending to be superior to everyone else.
woody accidentally getting controversial by saying which cyprus
YO WOODY WHERE CAN I BUY A HAT LIKE THAT ??
Kudos for being dive police, we need more of it. As an instructor it pains me to see a dive guide laying on the bottom! Plus he has a camera! 1. Not professional if you are guiding and 2. totally against standards if you are teaching anything other than photo or video courses. Lead by example and everyone will be better divers. ✌