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Snorkel from shore - 2/26/2011 2:43:22 PM
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dbeitz
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A popular question on the board is where else in the world can you snorkel from shore?
My wife and i just got back from the Turks and Caicos and had a great time snorkeling Smith's Reef from shore.
I posted a trip report on it if anyone if is interested.
FYI,
DB
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RE: Snorkel from shore - 2/26/2011 3:48:40 PM
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Vancouver Sundog
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Glad you had a great time - we will check it out
Our favourite is Roatan
Apart from turtles, much better than Akumal
Much warmer and a very tropical island - the food and seafood is sooooo good including beer and rum
< Message edited by Vancouver Sundog -- 2/26/2011 3:49:29 PM >
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RE: Snorkel from shore - 2/26/2011 4:47:40 PM
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GlennAP
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Hey Glen,
On Roatan, did you stay at Anthony's Key Resort by chance? If not where else do you recommend down there...firends had a house there for two years but we never got there before they moved back...always wanted to try it.
The other BC Glen(n)
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RE: Snorkel from shore - 2/26/2011 4:55:17 PM
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GlennAP
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DB, Not sure when the "rules" will change re: US/Cuba but there is good shore snorkeling on the N coast of Cuba to at a place called Jibacoa. Best stag horn coral field I have ever seen. You would be very welcomed there as an American by the way...the fight is a political one!
We also enjoyed the Cook Islands between HI and NZ...beautiful place/people but a long flt.
G
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RE: Snorkel from shore - 2/26/2011 6:55:13 PM
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Vancouver Sundog
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Anthony's Key Resort on dive boats
This is strictly a dive resort - little beach - most cabins on stilts over the water
We went by it on a daily basis with our Dive Boats from Sandy Bay
Other places on Roatan are West Bay - busiest but nicest - see http://buyroatan.blogs.com/
West End is a Dive community although Half Moon Bay is nice
Sandy Bay is deserted and some nice snorkeling
Excellent diving all around the island
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RE: Snorkel from shore - 2/26/2011 10:00:14 PM
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dbeitz
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Roatan was my top choice for this vacation but I could not sell my DW on the idea. It remains a future top destination.
Bonaire is also at the top of my list but I haven't been able to find a flight path that worked for us to get there.
I have read about visiting Cuba and hope to go there some day. I am afraid to run in to a reentry passport problem trying to visit right now however.
DB
< Message edited by dbeitz -- 2/27/2011 9:10:23 AM >
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RE: Snorkel from shore - 2/27/2011 8:14:06 AM
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Jamie
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Roatan sounds good to me also and is on my radar if I can afford it, have to start checking. VSD, thanks for the recommendation of Sandy Bay as I had only heard of West End and do not dive With dbeitz on the Cuba thing, who wants to chance getting caught?
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