| Snorkeling is a great sport for almost anyone | | | | It is very easy to simply walk into the Caribbean |
| who can swim. I am not a strong swimmer, and I | | | | Sea from the shore and casually snorkel for as |
| started snorkeling fairly late in life. It's an | | | | long you wish. The "startup costs" only involve |
| undemanding sport with enormous rewards. Best | | | | putting on your snorkeling equipment and a pair of |
| of all, Silver Sands Jamaica provides a variety of | | | | beach shoes, modified flippers, or regular flippers |
| snorkeling experiences for the novice as well as | | | | (in which case you have to walk in backwards to |
| the more advanced snorkeler. Just off shore is a | | | | make any progress). |
| small discontinuous coral reef, and further off | | | | Never touch the coral. Besides the fact that you'll |
| shore but easily accessible by boat (or by | | | | damage the ecology of the area by doing that, |
| swimming but why waste your energy getting | | | | you could get stung or have a piece of coral |
| there?) is a larger more continuous reef. | | | | embedded in you. Don't go close to or among the |
| Snorkeling equipment consists of face mask, | | | | coral until you've learned how to handle your body |
| snorkel, and flippers. While your pleasure at | | | | in the buoyant salt water, and keep your distance |
| pursuing any sport is directly related to the quality | | | | particularly when it is rough. |
| of your equipment, never was that more true | | | | Never snorkel alone. It is so easy to swim in salt |
| than in the case of snorkeling equipment. A leaky | | | | water and the whole experience is so enthralling |
| or improperly fitting mask or a leaky snorkel | | | | and benign, after a time or two, it is easy to lose |
| means that you spend all your time treading | | | | your natural sense of caution. Make it a |
| water vainly adjusting your equipment rather than | | | | never-to-be-broken rule to never snorkel alone. |
| looking at the fish. If you're near sighted or don't | | | | Wear a life jacket if you're going some place you |
| wear your contact lenses in the water (which you | | | | haven't gone before, or if it is rough, or if you |
| are not supposed to do, but my daughters | | | | just want to be a bit lazy and not have to move |
| always have and it's never been a problem), you'll | | | | to stay in place. |
| be happier if you purchase a face mask with your | | | | Never touch or provoke the fish or other animals. |
| subscription in it. If you are just a bit nearsighted | | | | Fire coral, spiny fish, anything really ugly. If it's |
| you probably won't have a problem because | | | | really ugly or has spiky things coming out of it, |
| water magnifies, but if you have much of a | | | | stay away. Without exception, none of the sea |
| prescription, order a customized mask (which | | | | creatures is eager to take a "fish" of your size on. |
| may take up to 6 weeks, so don't try to make | | | | They will only attack if you mess with them or |
| this a last minute purchase). They are surprisingly | | | | corner them. |
| cheap considering what normal glasses cost and | | | | There are some little things that look like jelly fish |
| make all the difference. | | | | (transparent) but they do not have tentacles and |
| Seven or eight in the morning is a great time to | | | | don't sting. There are very occasional jelly fish, |
| snorkel because it is usually calm then, and you | | | | mostly when the water gets warmer, but they |
| don't have to worry about sunburn on your back | | | | are very rare. You just have to be careful to |
| and arms. Also you can snorkel, take a shower, | | | | stay away from tentacles, and leave the area. |
| have a luscious breakfast in your Jamaica villa, and | | | | With all the snorkeling I've done I've never been |
| have the rest of the day for whatever else you | | | | stung. |
| choose to do. If the sea is calm enough, you can | | | | Snorkeling while staying in our Jamaica Villas is |
| snorkel anytime, but later in the day you must | | | | definitely a must-do activity, and Silver Sands |
| protect yourself from sunburn with a lot of lotion | | | | Villas provides snorkeling right off the Silver Sands |
| and/or a tee shirt. | | | | Beach. |