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21 Responses to “Scuba Diving Great Barrier Reef Australia by Neil Parris”

1. celphtitled45, on August 15th, 2007 at 8:33 pm Said:

   cool

2. Sromano0011, on September 12th, 2007 at 10:22 pm Said:

   wow, learning to dive on the great barrier reef! amazing! i cant go though way too expensive

3. neilp2, on September 17th, 2007 at 6:02 am Said:

   Hi, thanks for the comment. Yes Australia is a long way, but it’s certainly closer to the US than the UK. Of course if you live in the US then you’re not too far from the Caribbean. There’s some great Scuba there, e.g. Cozumel off the coast of Mexico.

4. longtang1234, on November 23rd, 2007 at 7:46 pm Said:

   This was a great Video!!! I an writing my comment on a tablet PC. Can you believe it? They ore coming out with a tablet Powerbook for under water computing Next Christmas by Apple

5. elefant9210, on December 21st, 2007 at 9:56 pm Said:

   As a rookie did you get allowed to take this footage?
   When I took my license the same place, I didn’t think they allowed it:(

6. neilp2, on December 22nd, 2007 at 12:06 am Said:

   We had a professional underwater videographer shoot this, you can probably tell by the quality, and the fact that I’m in front of the camera and not behind it

7. dickaldordavid, on December 25th, 2007 at 1:52 am Said:

   What a nice vid to take home when done with class!? It looks SO nice, I´m Swedish and have “only” dived in Egypt for a couple of years but have allways dreamed of GBR and its beauty! Thank you for this!

   Regards
   Dave

8. niknak5a5, on April 19th, 2008 at 1:16 pm Said:

   Excellent video mate. I am 16 years old and am in the UK. I have only ever done the basic PADI Open Water diver course in Cyprus last year. How much experience had you done when you went to the GBR? Also are you in the UK too? If so how much did it cost you? I would love to go to AUS sometime soon, just wandering if it would be possible for me to go where this was taken……hows the nightlife in AUS too? Cheers

9. neilp2, on April 29th, 2008 at 5:17 am Said:

   We did the basic PADI training in a swimming pool in Cairns, then the open water park on the GBR from a liveaboard. It was back in 2000 but the cost was around 300 pounds. Cairns (like many places on the east coast) is an excellent place to visit – lots of British backpackers, lots of night life if you want it, lots of fantastic adventures. Go for it, you’ll love it.

10. zac11090, on August 15th, 2008 at 1:41 am Said:

    what web site did u go to or what number did u call cuz i want to learn to scuba dive and what type certification do u to dive in reefs

11. neilp2, on September 1st, 2008 at 4:47 am Said:

    There are many different scuba diving training centers all over the world. Do some reasearch on the web, e.g. google to find a company near you.

    The certification I trained for was the PADI Open Water. This means you can dive in the sea or lakes etc with a buddy.

    If you just want to try diving then most places do a ‘try dive’ or similar where you are guided by an instructor with minimal training required.

12. Relici, on October 27th, 2008 at 9:00 pm Said:

    Great video Neil! Enjoyed watching that. I’ve never dived on the Reef, but it’s on the cards!

13. Moisesabrador, on November 27th, 2008 at 2:41 am Said:

    GREAT !

14. lliber95, on November 29th, 2008 at 11:08 am Said:

    this video is great!I am 13 and i have my open water certification,i live in spain
    i go diving every saturday,at the costa blanca moraira.alex

15. codememo14, on March 21st, 2009 at 2:22 pm Said:

    lucky you!!! i live in England im 12 and i can only wish i could do scuba diving….

16. 2266money, on April 1st, 2009 at 11:28 pm Said:

    how deep im 12 and when i went scuba diving in cancun and the in structor pulled me down 50 ft and i could not clear my ears

17. sauenkalle, on June 8th, 2009 at 10:14 pm Said:

    Hi. I just got my diving certificate. And will have good tips how I can dive. I took the evidence in Norway, so I am well familiar with cold water

    thanks

18. blzzrdsct1, on June 18th, 2009 at 4:53 am Said:

    im about to take my course….did you ascend so that you can clear your ears?

19. neilp2, on June 18th, 2009 at 8:32 am Said:

    Which part of the video are you asking about? Towards the end of the video we all ascend as it’s the end of the dive. Once you get the hang of equalizing your ears you shouldn’t need to go up to clear them.
    It just takes practice, learn the technique and do it often on the way down. Learn to feel the pressure on your ears that tells you when you need to clear them.

20. Rex45805, on June 20th, 2009 at 2:41 am Said:

    I just got back from Panama City, Florida and looks like you had better water visibility than I did. Looks like you had a great dive! Great video!

21. neilp2, on June 20th, 2009 at 8:52 am Said:

    Thanks. Yes the visibility on the great barrier reef is fantastic. It’s a number of miles out from the shore, nearly 40 I think.

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