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On this dive we go through the badlands to reach the Ice Cream Room inside Dans Cave on the Island of Abaco, Bahamas. Diving with Brian Kakuk at Bahamas Underground

On a return trip to the Crystal Caves we enter Dan's Cave and explore the Cascade Room and Crystal Palace. This cave has to be the most wildly beautiful cave on earth.

Return trip to the Crystal Caves in Abaco Island, Bahamas. These people dive into the Labyrinth of Dan's Cave through the beauty of the Badlands to the Huge rooms of the Big room.

We return to Wes Skiles Peacock Springs State Park in North Florida and do what Cave Divers consider a "traverse." We entered at the main Spring at P1 Peacock Springs, travel through some amazing underground passage and finally exit in Olson Sink about 1400 feet away in the middle of the forest. Peacock Springs has an amazing maze of tunnels. In total there is 7 possible entrance points to this system.

Return trip to the stunning caves of Mexico. This time inside Cenote's Fenomeno & Concha which are close to each other inside the jungle after about a 30 minute drive down some rough dirt roads. On our last dive inside Fenomeno we got to see Ancient Sloth Bones inside a small side passage. Amazing fossil to see preserved in time. Music by Mario Perez https://music.apple.com/us/album/song-of-memories-single/1659780354

Spelunking a few of the caves in Central Florida inside the Withlacoochee State Forest. Make sure to go with someone who knows the trails and has penetrated the caves before. Also heavy rain can make parts of these caves unreachable. Sites shown part of the Dames Cave System: Vandal Cave, Peace Cave and Danger Cave.

On the Big Island Hawaii for the week exploring the abundance of life on these beautiful reefs. We saw Tiger Sharks, Giant Mantas, Turtles, Octopus and more. Enjoy. Please subscribe and tell me what else you want to see in the underwater world.

Also called 'Escondido,' Mayan Blue has many unique electric blue decorated passageways below the halocline. Amazing!

Cave diving one of the most beautifully decorated caves in the Yucatan. Cenote Nohoch Nah Chich meaning "Giant Bird cage" is a vast system of highly decorated tunnels underneath the jungle near Tulum, Mexico. Today we dove the Parker line for about 3k ft penetration in the shallow system which allows for long dives on doubles 2+ hrs. We also dove the mainline through "Heavens gate." This cave system is part of Sistema Sac Actum which is the longest surveyed underwater cave system in the world.

Located inside Chaz Wildlife Management Area just north of Weeki Wachee Florida is one of if not the best Cavern dive in the state. Huge Cavern with Crystal Clear Viz most of the year with a max depth around 167 feet. We used to dive Buford climbing through the swamp in knee deep mud to reach it. Nowadays after reaching the parking area it's about a 1/2 mile walk on marked trail until you reach the new boardwalk that is about a football field walk to reach the spring. Better to reach this site in gear during the cooler (less bugs) and non rainy season because the surrounding swamp occasionally floods.

Peacock Springs State Park has one of the best and complex cave systems in the state of Florida. On this dive we enter at Orange Grove Sink and penetrate about 1,100 feet before jumping to a side tunnel that is named the "Distance Tunnel" for a reason. Music: Snowy Peaks Pt.1 by Chris Haugen

Quick Dive in the USS Spiegel Grove (LSD-32) This Giant 510ft Navy ship nicknamed "top dog" was sunk in 2002 and ranges in depth from 65ft at the top deck to 135 at the vessel's hull. One can dive this with an advanced open water training for many of the swim throughs or as a tech/deco dive to reach the deeper and further penetration dives such as the engine room. Music credits: Evolution - Ashamaluevmusic

Great day on the water Island hoping and Spearfishing Lobster in the Carribean. Also got some conch and made some fresh Conch Salad - Bahamian style while out on the water.

Video from diving the "Glass Factory" with Brian Kakuk He guided me to the "Roses & Frozen Rain" on this dive. Along the way we stopped at the fossilized frozen bat and all the other incredible Crystal formations inside. Without a doubt the Dan's Cave / Ralphs Cave system in Abaco, Bahamas is the most beautiful & diverse cave system in the world.

Buford Sink is hidden inside Chassahowitzka National Wildlife Refuge in Hernando County, FL and is the second largest Cavern in Florida. Although very difficult to reach the site, it’s well work the effort to dive what many consider the most beautiful cavern in the state. Inconspicuous from the surface, Buford's Cavern zone turns into an enormous ballroom that regularly has over 100 ft of visibility. After finding the location you will have to walk about half a mile from the nearest dirt road, then about a 150 yard difficult climb through the mud swamp with all your gear on. At times, knee deep to waist deep mud to work through. Very easy to get lost in the swamp (we learned the hard way on a previous attempt) here so bring a diver who knows its location and it’s a good idea to use trail marker ribbons.

Music by Mario Prez https://music.apple.com/us/artist/mario-prez/1635365332 We returned to Jackson Blue in Marianna, Florida last week to do a few dives inside the massive Jackson Blue Springs Cave system. JB is a massive system (11,000 ft of surveyed passageway) but is known for unlimited visibility and high flow. This dive we jumped to the "Lost Student" tunnel which is a no flow, narrow and silty tunnel which is used commonly to recreate a zero viz exit and lost buddy environment in full cave class with an instructor.

Swimming with the Manatees of Three Sister Springs / Crystal River, Florida Manatee season in 3 Sister Springs runs from November - March. Easily accessible by renting a Kayak or Boat near Kings Bay, Crystal River, FL.

Madison Blue Springs State Park Dive for the first 1,000 ft on the goldline. Madison Blue Springs is located in Madison County Florida is known for its high flow, great viz & beautiful formations. Music by: Chris Haugen Snowy Peaks pt I

USS KITTIWAKE WRECK. Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, British West Indies. 251 long ship with 5 accessible decks to dive with great VIZ. History: Designed as a submarine supply ship, the USS Kittiwake was built in Savannah, Georgia, USA. It launched on July 10th, 1945 and was assigned to support and rescue duty with Submarine Squadron 6. In the 1950's she was stationed in the Atlantic and served "silent service" ships. In July of 1960 the USS Kittiwake stood ready to assist the George Washington, which launched the first successful Polaris ballistic missiles. During the 1960's she continued to support submarines in Rota, Spain, and Greece. She then assisted with search and recovery of torpedoes while stationed in Norfolk, Virginia. In late 1965 the Kittiwake assisted in the recovery of a German submarine (S-171). In 1984 the Kittiwake collided with the the attack submarine USS Bergall. The cause was a miss-wired main drive which caused it to operate in the opposite direction than expected. The bridge personnel saw the submarine approaching and ordered an increase in speed to avoid the collision. This resulted in the stern of the Kittiwake hitting the Bergall's sonar dome. The USS Kittiwake was decommissioned on September 30, 1994 and then purchased by the Cayman Islands government in 2004. In July 2010 she was sunk off the west coast of Grand Cayman and became an artificial reef. Come and explore this amazing historical wreck dive today!

Great experience doing this night dive with the Giant Manta Rays off the coast of Kona, Hawaii. We dove to the bottom of the coast of Kailua-Kona, Hawaii to dive with these amazing pelagic animals. Our lights attracted the plankton which these gigantic animals feed off of. Some of the Manta's were over 18 feet wide. Music Credits: Eternal Garden by Dan Henig

We were lucky enough to have optimal conditions during Whale Shark season in Mexico and treated with 100+ feeding in the area. About a 20 mile trip off Isla Mujeres near Cancun our boat arrived where we met these Giants feeding on plankton and fish eggs.

Abaco, Bahamas Dans Cave Dive with Brian Kakuk. Jump off the mainline to the Mad room through the Glacier room. Dives like this show why Dan's Cave holds the most beautiful and diverse cave system in the world. Incredible formations throughout.

Blue Hole Spring or what many cave divers call Jug Hole is a sidemount cave dive located at Ichetucknee Springs State Park in Fort White, Florida. A relatively short dive to the end of the line at 550 feet you will experience high flow, a couple restrictions and great viz. Music Credits: Aakash Gandhi (Liquid Time)

Merritt's Mill Pond / Marianna, Florida

Devils Eye Cave System on October 16, 2021 We did a stage dive with a jump off the mainline to the "Bone Room Tunnel" Once we reached the "Big Room" we turned around and rode the flow back out. Dive with Dmitriy Music: (1) Song of Mirrors - Unicorn Heads (2) Koto San - Ofshane