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Laley23

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Dec 17, 2013 2:00 PM
hang_loose;1553959 wrote:Its not called "mask and flippers"!!! Snorkeling is breathing while "you do your mask and flippers". 3 minutes to figure out?, maybe in a kiddie pool or your bath tub where you can sit up and not have to tread water. Kinda hard to stand up in the ocean or on coral (which isn't allowed unless you are in danger) when waves are pushing you around.


Takes less than 3 minutes to drown though!!! Just was trying to give her some suggestions and a couple safety tips Laley23.
Well, it took me 3 minutes to learn in Cayman.
Dec 17, 2013 2:00pm
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thavoice

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Dec 17, 2013 2:07 PM
Laley23;1554495 wrote:Well, it took me 3 minutes to learn in Cayman.
I have taught my nephews and step son how to snorkel at young ages....like under the age of ten.

It is pretty easy if you have a decent mask and snorkel and know how to swim. They usually picked it up in about 20-30 minutes so I would think an adult, who can swim and isnt a ***** should be able to learn how to snorkel in ten minutes or less.
Dec 17, 2013 2:07pm
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Zoltan

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Dec 17, 2013 2:16 PM
thavoice;1554497 wrote:I have taught my nephews and step son how to snorkel at young ages....like under the age of ten.

It is pretty easy if you have a decent mask and snorkel and know how to swim. They usually picked it up in about 20-30 minutes so I would think an adult, who can swim and isnt a ***** should be able to learn how to snorkel in ten minutes or less.
I had never snorkled before in my life and picked it up in about 1 minute in Hawaii. A few other people I was with had also had not snorkled and had zero trouble just doing it immediately.
Dec 17, 2013 2:16pm
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thavoice

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Dec 17, 2013 2:20 PM
Zoltan;1554498 wrote:I had never snorkled before in my life and picked it up in about 1 minute in Hawaii. A few other people I was with had also had not snorkled and had zero trouble just doing it immediately.
Yeah, it is pretty easy especially for adults. The bigges thing with the kids is having a good enough mask that it doesnt leak and learning to trust the whole snorkel thing!!!
But then again.....I have always been around it and most of my adults fam/friends have as well and it is just second nature.

I could see though if someone isnt very comfortable in the water that it may take them 10 minutes or so.
Dec 17, 2013 2:20pm
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Tiernan

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Dec 17, 2013 6:59 PM
There's a million "going down" jokes dying to get out here.
Dec 17, 2013 6:59pm
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dwccrew

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Dec 17, 2013 7:06 PM
Fab4Runner;1552442 wrote:I've lived many places. I still love living here.
Wasn't Toledo one of them though? No wonder you still love living in Akron!
Dec 17, 2013 7:06pm