Great Barrier Reef Cairns Australia Snorkeling and Diving

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  • čas přidán 6. 06. 2024
  • Today Mike lives his dream and dives at The Great Barrier Reef! We tour the Great Barrier Reef from Cairns Australia, and it was amazing. Nancy Snorkels at the Great Barrier Reef and loves it as well, even if there is some jelly fish fear! Hope you enjoy our diving and snorkeling adventure at Cairns Australia and The Great Barrier Reef!
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Komentáře • 108

  • @user-mm3qt4nf7i
    @user-mm3qt4nf7i Před 21 dnem +10

    Hello Mike and Nancy, WOW, so so happy for you 2... the beautiful underwater life is just magnificent...Mike I'm really happy that you had your dream come true 👍🏻 ❤️...Nancy the dress that you had on looked so good on you with the great sun tan you have...and both of you just glow....seriously you look younger every day ...so happy for you ☺️ 🙂 ❤❤

  • @maverickspirit208
    @maverickspirit208 Před 21 dnem +9

    Thank you for taking us along as you live a dream come true.

  • @SHYsArt
    @SHYsArt Před 21 dnem +8

    You both are glowing, so happy for you. Thank you for the video. hugs

  • @DreamLife956
    @DreamLife956 Před 20 dny +3

    Happy for you, Mike, on fulfilling your dream of diving the Great Barrier Reed.

  • @LynBailey7
    @LynBailey7 Před 21 dnem +6

    As an Aussie, it was wonderful to see our beautiful land through your eyes. I am still loving every day of this cruise. Thank you both so much for sharing it with me, once again. 💖💖

  • @yayadeb634
    @yayadeb634 Před 20 dny +3

    I had the pleasure of sailing with Kat on the Ovation last year for 54 nights. She is a joy and so much fun.

  • @19JBow81
    @19JBow81 Před 21 dnem +7

    Thank you for bringing us along on this amazing trip!! 💕

  • @user-mt9bh8ms9n
    @user-mt9bh8ms9n Před 20 dny +2

    Thank you for bringing back memories of visiting the reef and seeing the wonders including jelly fish

  • @greenbutterfly-8
    @greenbutterfly-8 Před 20 dny +2

    Lots of Fun Enjoy and Stay Safe All Ways All
    God Bless 🙏🏻🙏🏻

  • @leeanneproffitt4375
    @leeanneproffitt4375 Před 20 dny +2

    How wonderful Mike that you got to you got to do something you always wanted to do

  • @kathleenmetcalf6767
    @kathleenmetcalf6767 Před 19 dny +2

    So cool!!!! Thanks for taking us along!❤

  • @user-wr8hs4gy9i
    @user-wr8hs4gy9i Před 20 dny +2

    You are beautiful people thank you for showing us around

  • @yogerke
    @yogerke Před 20 dny +1

    We went there in the month of Oct. my husband went snowboarding. The water was too ricking for me to get in the water. It was beautiful

  • @katewright5691
    @katewright5691 Před 20 dny +2

    You have adopted the Australian attitude. Deadly box jellyfish? Just put on the stinger suit and dive right in, you’ll be right mate 😂.

  • @user-ew7yb3cm6b
    @user-ew7yb3cm6b Před 19 dny +3

    WoW...happy you got to do your dream. Love watching your videos.

  • @katielynne9679
    @katielynne9679 Před 20 dny +1

    Moms going straight to the death again, also I love that necklace!

    • @livingphase2
      @livingphase2  Před 20 dny +1

      🤣🤣🤣 Yes she did, but you know she really did a great job snorkeling, even as she was worried about the jellyfish. 🪼🪼🪼
      We miss you and love you all! ❤️❤️🥰❤️❤️

  • @melaniesmith6437
    @melaniesmith6437 Před 21 dnem +4

    You both are the cutest. Thank you for taking us along. Can’t wait to see the next adventure.

  • @user-wr8hs4gy9i
    @user-wr8hs4gy9i Před 20 dny +1

    I have a young lady about to go for 6 months working on a ship. So have shown her your video on packing as she will be in a shared cabin with a crew member
    You have given me great ideas

  • @deniselanglois6193
    @deniselanglois6193 Před 21 dnem +3

    Thank you you are a lovely couple

  • @lyng340
    @lyng340 Před 21 dnem +2

    I’m not sure if our Barrier Reef lived up to your expectations ? But glad you got to experience it. Love your channel and you have inspired me to do this cruise when I retire one day ! ❤

    • @livingphase2
      @livingphase2  Před 19 dny +1

      It did meet and exceed expectations. It was a wonderful trip. Hope you can live the dream and cruise around the world also it's quite an adventure

  • @dseamstress25
    @dseamstress25 Před 19 dny +1

    Thank you for sharing!
    You both look very good!

  • @traceinoz3159
    @traceinoz3159 Před 20 dny +2

    Hi I’m a Cairns local. So glad you enjoyed our region. Absolutely loving your channel. You’re a engaging couple. Look forward to the rest of your journey.

  • @joanneobrien9186
    @joanneobrien9186 Před 20 dny +1

    I really enjoy watching your adventures. Just being on the The Serenade of the Seas prior to your embarkation, I feel like I’m back on the ship again.

  • @deedodson9661
    @deedodson9661 Před 20 dny +1

    What a wonderful video! So glad to see you both glowing with happiness after getting to do a bucket list item 💜

  • @user-hf1vo1ej1b
    @user-hf1vo1ej1b Před 21 dnem +3

    Amazing adventure! Thank you for sharing with us! 😁

  • @jennybasil7277
    @jennybasil7277 Před 10 dny +1

    I just discovered your channel, and I’ve loved watching your adventures! I’m an elementary teacher and one of my 2nd graders told me about the box jellyfish being the deadliest variety! 😬 Now I can tell him about the special sting suits! 😊

    • @livingphase2
      @livingphase2  Před 10 dny

      Wonderful! I’m glad you learned something new from our channel. By the way, our daughter-in-law is a second grade teacher as well.😀

  • @debebreckenridge2500
    @debebreckenridge2500 Před 21 dnem +2

    Hello- Loving your cruise. I appreciate your attention to the details to your adventure. My husband and i travel half the year ( no cruises ) and I soon forget the names of places we have been but soon remember and enjoy those places again with you! My question to you is when this world cruise is done, where and when will you travel next? Happy travels!

    • @livingphase2
      @livingphase2  Před 19 dny

      We've been talking a lot about that and have quite a few different ideas we keep going over. One of the big things we're going to do though is reconnect with family and grandkids first and spend time with them. So lots of trips to Texas to see our daughter. But as far as big trips were deciding that as we go. 😀

  • @tatjanaanderlic7212
    @tatjanaanderlic7212 Před 21 dnem +1

    Diving, brave and
    beautiful 🤗
    Lep pozdrav iz Slovenije

  • @joyceroth7211
    @joyceroth7211 Před 20 dny +1

    I love your vlogs!

  • @desertsunset8025
    @desertsunset8025 Před 21 dnem +1

    You did it !!!! 🐟 🐠. I'm so excited and happy for you both ! The videos were fantastic !! That coral looks healthy . Very healthy ecosystem .

  • @deniseshaul8208
    @deniseshaul8208 Před 21 dnem +1

    Ft Collins CO cool place loved my time living there.

  • @hazelross4256
    @hazelross4256 Před 21 dnem +1

    Another great video - albeit 7 weeks after the event 😂. I am from the UK and have visited Jersey several times so was amazed to hear about the member of the crew from Jersey 😮. It is a beautiful place. If you ever visit the UK or France I would highly recommend a visit to Jersey and the rest of the Channel Islands.

    • @livingphase2
      @livingphase2  Před 19 dny

      Jersey sounds great, we'll have to add that to the list next time we're in the UK

  • @lorigrimaldi194
    @lorigrimaldi194 Před 21 dnem +1

    We have a jellyfish season on the south shore of Long Island, usually in August, though the last 3 years or so, we haven't had any. We have had an increase in sharks, which I believe like to eat jellyfish.

    • @livingphase2
      @livingphase2  Před 19 dny

      That's interesting we didn't know that. Thanks for sharing. 😀

  • @spmarsh3747
    @spmarsh3747 Před 21 dnem +1

    Hi Mike and Nancy, wonderful that you were able to have this amazing experience! I was wondering, do you take excursions at every port? Thanks for taking us along!!

    • @livingphase2
      @livingphase2  Před 19 dny

      We don't necessarily take a organized Excursion we do a whole variety of things from just getting off and wondering on our own, to maybe having a private guide to full organized excursions. It just depends on what works best for each port

  • @JudyYoung-jb9sc
    @JudyYoung-jb9sc Před 21 dnem +2

    Hi Nancy and Mike! I met you on the Japan-Vietnam-Singapore leg. You two are as sweet on the video as you are in person. I even saw you two holding hands on the ship! Love you both!

    • @livingphase2
      @livingphase2  Před 19 dny

      Thank you so much!! Glad we can meet up on the ship

  • @nancybarta8167
    @nancybarta8167 Před 21 dnem +1

    You both look so nice this morning!When I was teaching i took the kids out on an excursion boat to see all the marine life with an accompanying biologist. Wonderful for my kids who had never even seen the ocean before. Thank you Dana Point for the great donated field trips! Ok now your 2 months behind????

    • @livingphase2
      @livingphase2  Před 19 dny

      Yes we're a bit behind, and that's because we made a promise to ourselves not to allow putting up the videos to interfere with this once in a lifetime opportunity. So it does take us a bit to get them edited and then posted. But the few weeks buffer that gives us allows us to enjoy Port days and sea days. Thanks for understanding and we're really glad you're following along. 🥰 Glad you had such an amazing trip with your kids that's wonderful

  • @alkruzins1168
    @alkruzins1168 Před 21 dnem +1

    Great vlog
    We went years back with Quicksilver from Cairns Also an incredible day
    No scuba
    But we were on the outer edge of the reef and one could see the big drop in depth
    Wide variety of fish
    Heli ride was available from a floating platform
    So we did that to

    • @livingphase2
      @livingphase2  Před 19 dny

      We were supposed to be able to do a helicopter ride but our trip ended up getting canceled due to bad weather. That was out of Airle Beach. So we ended up going out of Caitns.

  • @alisonainge7533
    @alisonainge7533 Před 21 dnem +1

    I snorkeled on the great barrier reef in 2019 and it was one of the highlights of my life! I’m so thrilled that you got to cross this off your bucket list :-). You both look so great!

  • @karenmalisani4565
    @karenmalisani4565 Před 20 dny +1

    Great adventure! Love following along with your adventures. Mike, I noticed your 1st dive card was from Fort Collins, CO; I lived there from 1988 - 2018! CSU alum. Is that where you grew up? Beautiful city. TFS love following...

    • @livingphase2
      @livingphase2  Před 19 dny

      No Fort Collins was the home of scuba school's international, ssi. That's where the card was issued from. I actually got certified in Wichita Kansas so just a little east of you

  • @MissyDcherrydaisypie25

    Stunning

  • @johngodden4363
    @johngodden4363 Před 21 dnem +1

    Cairns is a great place to set off from on the numerous day trips and activities in the area. If you have the opportunity you should go north to Port Douglas, a beautiful tourist town with many resorts ( American tourists seem to like it ). Have fun.

  • @user-bw5jy5ks3c
    @user-bw5jy5ks3c Před 21 dnem +1

    Thanks for sharing Cairns and Reef are beautiful

  • @orcaswaling1143
    @orcaswaling1143 Před 20 dny +1

    Hi, I met a couple at Gatwick Airport last Friday who were on this Cruise for Two months and we were in our way to The USA From the UK and i mentioned that i follow you.. they said they recognised you both, but we are way behind where then cruise is real time..maybe we are watching this this channel a few weeks behind?? , i just presumed you uploaded every day.. Sorry if i am naive..Great content though..

    • @livingphase2
      @livingphase2  Před 19 dny +1

      Thanks for following along. Yes it's really not feasible for us to do long-form videos like these on a daily basis. Here's some more info as to why they're behind. But we sure do appreciate you following along.
      czcams.com/users/shortsXiYd86HrnjU?feature=share

  • @JaniceM0908
    @JaniceM0908 Před 21 dnem +1

    Such a great video!!!

  • @jholly5747
    @jholly5747 Před 18 dny

    Hi Mike and Nancy.
    I’m glad my god live out his dream of snorkelling are so scuba diving on the great barrier reef. I’m glad you had those stinger suits because I know there’s lots of things in the ocean in Australia that are deadly.
    Did your naturalist talk about the IRIKANJI sorry not sure about the spelling. It’s another jellyfish probably about the size of your baby fingernail that is really deadly.
    Enjoying all your great videos, but I remember you saying that you rather enjoy your time on the cruise and sitting and edit your videos. So I was surprised to hear that it was St. Patrick’s Day and I am watching this at end of May.

    • @livingphase2
      @livingphase2  Před 16 dny

      Thanks for watching and following along. Yes, they talked about all the different jellyfish, 😲 and that's why we wore the Stinger suits. As far as your question about editing the videos, well, of course, we prefer touring and having fun in port, but we really don't mind editing the videos. If we did or if this ever becomes real work, then we won't do it. 😃 For us, this is our video scrapbook of this once in a lifetime Adventure.

  • @maureennovitsky6176
    @maureennovitsky6176 Před 21 dnem +1

    Am loving watching your adventures! I have a couple questions…how are you doing on you walking around the world journals? Are you still going to workout classes? And my most important how is the library? I am a huge reader!

    • @livingphase2
      @livingphase2  Před 19 dny +1

      We are all caught up on our walking around the world journals it's pretty easy for us to walk them at least the minimum each day. As far as workout classes we're not doing any classes but we do make it up to the gym on a regular basis especially when the weather outside is bad. The library is great lots of book options

  • @scottmcneal3752
    @scottmcneal3752 Před 21 dnem +1

    Love watching all your adventures

  • @LynnDavis-ln3bx
    @LynnDavis-ln3bx Před 21 dnem +1

    🥰🐠🐟🐡🥰

  • @user-md8tr5sc2i
    @user-md8tr5sc2i Před 20 dny +1

    I could be in your group…..I like wine🍷🍷🍷

  • @justin1669
    @justin1669 Před 21 dnem +2

    I like how Mike describes how things actually work, as some of the more mundane details are often not covered by youtubers. Things like the comparative cost of things, transport options, do’s and don’ts, etc. You make the series very watchable, congratulations.

    • @livingphase2
      @livingphase2  Před 19 dny

      Thank you we really appreciate the comment. This is Mike and I know I can sometimes be a little verbose so I'm glad you're enjoying it😀

    • @livingphase2
      @livingphase2  Před 19 dny

      Thanks so much for the nice comment, Mike here I know I can be verbose sometimes I'm glad that you're enjoying it. 😃

  • @lynnfranklin5098
    @lynnfranklin5098 Před 19 dny +1

    Have you dived little cayman that’s where they filmed abyass

    • @livingphase2
      @livingphase2  Před 19 dny

      I did years ago, but not recently. Love that movie

  • @sherryromain8598
    @sherryromain8598 Před 20 dny +1

    Mike I have a question or 2. How are the corals? Are they healthy? I couldn't really tell. I know in some parts of the world the corals are in bad shape.

    • @livingphase2
      @livingphase2  Před 19 dny +1

      Overall, the coral looked good. Much better than in Barbados earlier this year, where they have Skittle-D and bleaching. However, because of all the recent storms, the water was a bit murky. But overall, it was a beautiful and wonderful experience

  • @joanroberson8481
    @joanroberson8481 Před 18 dny

    What date does your cruise end?

  • @2tedmonds
    @2tedmonds Před 21 dnem +1

    😎🩵🤩

  • @mjdevorick8404
    @mjdevorick8404 Před 21 dnem

    How much fun to see the Great Barrier Reef! I wish your videos could catch up a little in time. Being 2 whole months out of date really diminishes them. I only watch every so often anymore…

    • @livingphase2
      @livingphase2  Před 19 dny

      Glad you like them! Here's a little on our video timing
      czcams.com/users/shortsXiYd86HrnjU?feature=share

  • @deblittle5164
    @deblittle5164 Před 21 dnem +1

    Irikanji jellyfish are way worse than the box jellyfish,