<BigHaig@feet.com> wrote in message news:u7fae.10355$yq6.1608@newsread3.news.pas.earthlink.net...> Where is great for Snorkeling (girlfriend doesn't dive yet) at end of May?
Maui, for sure. You can buy a book called Snorkeler's Guide to Maui or something like that and it lists 50 or so spots. At Black Rock you could rent a tank and do a shallow dive under your snorkeling girlfriend. Perhaps she'll flash you if you ply her with enough mai tais.
La Paz has some nice spots north of town past Pichilingue - La Balandra is good a for day and there are other recommended spots I've never visited. While this time of year in the Gulf is still too cold for diving, the water should be warm enough on the surface to allow pleasant snorkeling.
Cancun has a few "theme park" like settings within a 1-2 hour drive that all start with Xs, such as Xel-Ha and Xcaret, that all promise good snorkeling. I've never been to any of them but their brochures have pretty pictures.
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Best snorkelling place I have ever seen is at a resort near Santiago de Cuba. When I was there it was a Delta. It then became a Superclubs and might still be one.
Other very good places are La Source in Grenada and Anse Chastenet in St Lucia. Sunset House in Grand Cayman and La Ceiba in Cozumel are also quite nice.
Snorkelling is not available at Cancun airport. I have never been to Maui or La Paz.
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<BigHaig@feet.com> wrote in message >news:u7fae.10355$yq6.1608@newsread3.news.pas.earthlink.net...>> Where is great for Snorkeling (girlfriend doesn't dive yet) at end of May?>
Maui, for sure. You can buy a book called Snorkeler's Guide to Maui or >something like that and it lists 50 or so spots. At Black Rock you could >rent a tank and do a shallow dive under your snorkeling girlfriend. Perhaps >she'll flash you if you ply her with enough mai tais.>
La Paz has some nice spots north of town past Pichilingue - La Balandra is >good a for day and there are other recommended spots I've never visited. >While this time of year in the Gulf is still too cold for diving, the water >should be warm enough on the surface to allow pleasant snorkeling.>
Cancun has a few "theme park" like settings within a 1-2 hour drive that all >start with Xs, such as Xel-Ha and Xcaret, that all promise good snorkeling. >I've never been to any of them but their brochures have pretty pictures.>
Xcaret is fun, worth maybe a day if that much. It was fun floating down the "river". The snorking off the beach is so-so. I heard that the diving was "interesting" but not worth the $80. It's more of a small zoo than anything else, with some side attractions. The dolphin pen was just that, a pen.
"Dillon Pyron" <dmpyronINVALID@austin.rr.com> wrote in message news:fe5b719hjjk7d5pes6dq9b3f03bdnq94om@4ax.com...> Thus spake "Greg Mossman" <mossman@qnet.com> :> >
Cancun has a few "theme park" like settings within a 1-2 hour drive that
start with Xs, such as Xel-Ha and Xcaret, that all promise good
snorkeling.> >I've never been to any of them but their brochures have pretty pictures.> >
Xcaret is fun, worth maybe a day if that much. It was fun floating> down the "river". The snorking off the beach is so-so. I heard that> the diving was "interesting" but not worth the $80. It's more of a> small zoo than anything else, with some side attractions. The dolphin> pen was just that, a pen.
It was while snorkeling at Xel-Ha, that I decided to get certified. I was enjoying the snorkelling so much, I could only belief that it would be that much better to become a diver.
All that said, if snorkelling is a pre-req for this trip, wouldn't it make more sense to go somewhere that doesn't require payment for access?
"Greg Mossman" <mossman@qnet.com> wrote in message news:1115066251.376899.73290@l41g2000cwc.googlegroups.com...> chilly wrote:>
It was while snorkeling at Xel-Ha, that I decided to get certified.> I was> > enjoying the snorkelling so much, I could only belief that it would> be that> > much better to become a diver.> >
All that said, if snorkelling is a pre-req for this trip, wouldn't it> make> > more sense to go somewhere that doesn't require payment for access?>
What's wrong with payment for access? After all, the snorkeler is> already paying by flying and hoteling. It's not like they're able to> just drive down to the beach like I can.
Why not? There's plenty of places to fly to and hotel at, that have free access to snorkelling. Why do some people like Bonaire? Perhaps because it has good shore-diving. Why shouldn't snorkellers enjoy the freedom of walking into the water without having to pay a fee for the pleasure of seeing fishies?
Are you back already? That was quick.
I'm back already and you are correct, it was too quick, too quick.
"chilly" <slarson@shaw.canada> wrote in message news:bMFde.1204859$6l.500512@pd7tw2no...
Why not? There's plenty of places to fly to and hotel at, that have free> access to snorkelling. Why do some people like Bonaire? Perhaps because > it> has good shore-diving. Why shouldn't snorkellers enjoy the freedom of> walking into the water without having to pay a fee for the pleasure of> seeing fishies?
They can, but they don't have to. Often you get what you pay for. And in Bonaire, there's a Marine Park Fee.
"Greg Mossman" <mossman@qnet.com> wrote in message news:42796ca2$0$21992$6c56adcd@news.qnet.com...> "chilly" <slarson@shaw.canada> wrote in message> news:bMFde.1204859$6l.500512@pd7tw2no...>
Why not? There's plenty of places to fly to and hotel at, that have
free> > access to snorkelling. Why do some people like Bonaire? Perhaps because> > it> > has good shore-diving. Why shouldn't snorkellers enjoy the freedom of> > walking into the water without having to pay a fee for the pleasure of> > seeing fishies?>
They can, but they don't have to. Often you get what you pay for. And in> Bonaire, there's a Marine Park Fee.
Do you pay it every new day that you wish to go in the water?
"chilly" <slarson@shaw.canada> wrote in message news:oDhee.1223186$8l.286197@pd7tw1no...
They can, but they don't have to. Often you get what you pay for. And >> in>> Bonaire, there's a Marine Park Fee.>
Do you pay it every new day that you wish to go in the water?
No...you pay $ 25.00 for a diver tag and it is good until the end of the current calendar year.
If you want to snorkel, kayak, fish, wind-surf,...just use the water for anything other than diving you.....have to get a "Nature" tag, which is also good until the end of the calendar year. I haven't heard if the divers tag also allows you to do the other things or if you have to buy both. These are new prices and the Nature tag is a new requirement.
It used to be $ 10.00 for the diver tag and nothing else was required for any of the other activities/sports.
"chilly" <slarson@shaw.canada> wrote in message news:oDhee.1223186$8l.286197@pd7tw1no...
Do you pay it every new day that you wish to go in the water?
No, not yet, though other locales do. But I imagine that someone could hide somewhere in Xel-Ha overnight and thereby avoid paying admission for the next day. Or do they make you wear some sort of color-coded bracelet?
Well I went to Cancun and the snorkeling was pretty bad. I went to Xpu-Ha and Isla Mujeres, since they were both advertised a great snorkeling spots. Not so great in my opinion.
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