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I recently went diving at Silfra fissure between the tectonic plates while on a trip to Iceland. It's a really spectacular site. Beautiful rock formations, clear water, and surrounded by mountains.
But I have to admit I was a bit surprised at how touristy it felt. While you need to be drysuit certified to dive, which limits the SCUBA crowd, there are multiple operators that take dozens (hundreds?) or snorkelers a day. So the site is quite busy and the parking lot is full of people. That got me thinking about how this dive site in such a random and cold-water spot has become so popular when you don't see people lining up to go cold water diving almost anywhere else? Yes, you are diving between tectonic plates but its maybe not as clear-cut as the marketing copy would have you believe.
Anyways, I put together this video with my footage to showcase the dive itself but also to talk about this stuff around the attraction. I hope you like it and find it interesting and that I'm not waffling on too much.
If you've dove Silfra what did you think about the instagram vs. reality aspect of it, so to speak?
But I have to admit I was a bit surprised at how touristy it felt. While you need to be drysuit certified to dive, which limits the SCUBA crowd, there are multiple operators that take dozens (hundreds?) or snorkelers a day. So the site is quite busy and the parking lot is full of people. That got me thinking about how this dive site in such a random and cold-water spot has become so popular when you don't see people lining up to go cold water diving almost anywhere else? Yes, you are diving between tectonic plates but its maybe not as clear-cut as the marketing copy would have you believe.
Anyways, I put together this video with my footage to showcase the dive itself but also to talk about this stuff around the attraction. I hope you like it and find it interesting and that I'm not waffling on too much.
If you've dove Silfra what did you think about the instagram vs. reality aspect of it, so to speak?