Diving FAKARAVA SOUTH, unsupported...even a 10 year old can do it! (Ep. 59)

[@leehoffman3604]

Great video. My first scuba dive was at the age of 17, 57 years ago. I remember it like it was yesterday. It was fantastic to see your wife and kids enjoying an incredible underwater adventure. This is something your children will remember and use for a lifetime. Great job, Dad.

[@sailing_scout]

Thank you so much, Lee!

[@Maloy7800]

4:10 (ish) That place is absolutely magical. And quite humbling. In a matter of seconds you go from 20-30 meters to an ABYSS. It always reminds me of the eponymous movie. The sheer drop into that bottomless pit is SO spectacular... and terrifying. Two most amazing diving facts: 1. More people walked on the Moon (or the Hollywood set where it was filmed) than descended beyond 2,000 meters. 2. It takes 5 hours for an emergency descent from 400km orbit. It takes 7 days to decompress from saturation diving at 300 meters.

[@sailing_scout]

It really is incredible! Thanks for the facts!

[@Maloy7800]

2:35 A man who tried to dive with a float-bag and surface with the steel chain says, "Don't worry about the sharks". Kieran is a VERY brave boy!!! 😀

[@sailing_scout]

He is indeed!

[@kptbillburkett8735]

Great Response "They came close But They Didn't " Bite us"!!! I am still Laughing over that one! Thanks for a Great video this week. Looking forward for the next one. Until then, Aloha from the Big Island of Hawaii! Where Tiger Sharks 🦈 are every where! Lol 🏝 Aloha

[@sailing_scout]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@user-lj5mj1kf2g]

Loved this video. Best one you you’ve made to date. You all look radiant. These are lifetime memories you’re giving each other. Congrats! 👍👏

[@sailing_scout]

Thanks so much!

[@earlmiller5242]

Love you guys!

[@sailing_scout]

Thanks!

[@jacquie5730]

Another great video 🫶

[@sailing_scout]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@laurapitre5797]

Great video Fakarava is a special place! As you come in the pass if you take your dinghy to the left a good ways there are some small islands that are spectacular with lots of baby black tips swimming around. We really enjoyed Fiji, Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand. We have been in Thailand/Malaysia for a year now and it's awesome. Good luck with your travels!

[@sailing_scout]

Thanks so much! We look forward to the places you mentioned!

[@Maloy7800]

3:20 Oh and by the way, there's no shame in fearing sharks. A fish with 3,000 teeth! Color me horror. AND, unlike flying (which I'm scared sheetless of) the fear doesn't go away as you do it more often. Just make sure Nate is farther away from the boat than you when you dive near sharks. 😀

[@RebelRobin501]

Y’all really do put out informative videos. Really enjoy them.

[@sailing_scout]

Glad you like them!

[@Maloy7800]

You only have TWO dive sets onboard!? With the previous owner's hoarding habit (KUDOS sir!) I expected you'd be able to make Cousteau blush.

[@sailing_scout]

We were left four tanks, and a 60 ft hookah but they took their other gear with them. We’ve only invested in two sets of regulators so far. Those things aren’t cheap and we wanted to make sure the kids took to it before buying four. Still unsure if we’ll buy two more, actually.

[@jamieblack9349]

I highly recommend Fiji the best place I have been and diving as well.

[@sailing_scout]

Thank you!

[@Maloy7800]

3:18 Did Nate have a confession to make that this place is called THE WALL OF SHARKS? Or did he err on the side of keeping your heartrate down for the dive? 🙂

[@Maloy7800]

MALAY PENINSULA!?!?!? Do you know how FAR that is from where you are right now? Well, I suspect that this journey is now way beoynd that point so maybe YES, you do. 🙂Good plan though, I'm very envious. Malay, India, Sri Lanka, the Persian Gulf, Red sea, Suez, and finally, JOY, watch poop gracefully float by in the Mediterranean. YAY! 😀 Let's see how it goes!!!

[@sailing_scout]

Yup, we’ve glanced at a map. And you know by know we’re crazy enough to do it.

[@Maloy7800]

@@sailing_scout OH I DO!!! Looking forward to a quick detour to free-climb an 8-thousander. 😀

[@user-lj5mj1kf2g]

I was wondering… why are the sharks there in such numbers? Do they go out to sea at night to hunt, and this is a safe place to relax until it’s time to go to work?

[@sailing_scout]

It’s actually where they hunt… at night. The pass attracts lots of fish, too. The whole food chain is there.