Scuba Diving the SS Yongala Wreck | Best Wreck Dive in the World??!

Backpacking Australia East Coast 🇦🇺 Episode 8📍Ayr (SS Yongala)
Next stop on the Greyhound bus is Ayr. Not many backpackers stop here (in fact, I was the ONLY one on my bus that stopped here) but scuba diving fans will know that this is where to stop to dive the SS Yongala - one of the best wreck dives in the whole world. I stayed right next to Yongala Dive Shop at the Alva Beach Tourist Park.
This video was filmed in March 2023.
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[@carlosmarindiez4118]

A GEM..! This vlog is definitely that.! The wait at the bus stop.! I even at one point felt transported into a classic western movie..the motorcycle ride..the sunset..you made a vlog in an ghost town a interesting..and I said this before..you have an unbelievable talent as a cinematographer. Those under water footages were topnotch. .! Congrats.!

[@elizabethclifford215]

Hello Christianne, thank you for this video it was so calming! I have been watching lots of your Australia videos lately as I deeply miss this beautiful country. Thank you for sharing!

[@rgmm8888]

Beautiful dive. Thx for sharing!! 🎉🥳🎉

[@claudias.7762]

Awesome video Christianne! Just got my working holiday granted yesterday and just wanted to thank you for all your incredible guidance and recommendations. I never would have had the confidence to say "I can actually do this" if it wasn't for your videos. Cheers love and happy travels!

[@colzp]

Ohmigosh, your dive footage was absolutely incredible! Loved the sublime soundtrack which matched the schools of barracuda perfectly! Honestly your vlogs would put any professional filmmaker to shame - just brilliant and enthralling content! 👏👏😎

[@divewithbuddy]

Gorgeous!!

[@ssharkk9849]

Excellent!

[@TheYasminThing]

wauw, that was such a cool dive!

[@csully214]

Spectacular dive footage!

[@seandesmond5560]

Great video wonderful Christie!!! 💖

[@karel.k224]

Most beautiful dive I have done

[@TravelswithNoor]

With your vlogs about Australia and precious Thailand vlogs you convinced me to learn to scuba dive! I’m going to learn it at divers den in cairns when I’m there!

[@paulprice7482]

I am always blown away by the underwater footage you get but that was something else. So many fish and a turtle although how you didnt puke when that boat was bobbing is miraculous

[@pernillewarren8134]

Love your vieos

[@lara94]

HA, I knew it! This was my guess in the last video!! I was the only one who made a stop in Ayr as well😄 Had to wait quite a bit as well, guess this is just the Aussie way of living 😅🤙 Good to see, Steve is still there 😆 He was my instructor as well. The ride to the wreck and the break between dive 1 and 2 was quite bumpy, not gonna lie, but I got lucky and adjusted quite quickly 😅 The dive was just amazing and your video brought back so many good memories!! It was magical to dive right next to all these big, beautiful fish and the sea turtle 😍😍 Highly recommend this dive if anyone is interested! Worth a stop!

[@dangermouse3619]

Looks like you found a little gem of a spot there,

[@colette-tj2gk]

I'm watching this from Alva in Scotland (tiny village, sadly no coral reefs 😂), hello to my aussie counterparts!

[@trevilling]

Love your videos! I'm going to Australia in 1 month! Can't wait. But I'm wondering, what SIM Card are you using for internet access all the time? :)

[@thomasphillips3162]

Hi Christianne! I loved seeing the waterline showing when going halfway and all the way underwater at the same time when you were going all the way underwater, and then seeing the waterline showing when coming all the way out of the water with you! I loved it!😘❤️💕🥰👍🙂👙🐠🌷🐳🐋😍💧💦🌊🐟🐬🌺🌸

[@glenroyterence1051]

I went to Ayr when I was travelling in Australia in 2010. Literal tumbleweed blew in the road as soon as I stepped off the coach. Such a strange town, I thought I was in the middle of a deserted town in a Western film 😅 Town highlights KFC. Even the pub had saloon doors.