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? WATER SHOES - 7/19/2012 11:16:32 AM

chocirish

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Hello fellow LG'ers. We're impatiently awaiting our trip to the GP and I have a question. Is the beach there rocky enough to need water shoes? Many thanks---

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RE: ? WATER SHOES - 7/19/2012 11:26:35 AM

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There have been a few days there where I wish I brought them simply for water entry - other days it's soft and free of rocks, tide depending

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RE: ? WATER SHOES - 7/19/2012 11:31:55 AM

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cant help you on this one i have never been to GP, but I now bring water shoes on all of our trips, they ive in the snorkle bag.

Its just like a Bubba cup, you never know when you are going to need it, so bring it

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RE: ? WATER SHOES - 7/19/2012 11:52:00 AM

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Been to GP many times and never needed water shoes, there are many places along the beach with nice sandy entrances.

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RE: ? WATER SHOES - 7/19/2012 12:49:10 PM

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I love water shoes no matter where I go really. I am funny that way with things, even sand, under my feet. Super handy if you are going to the cenotes!

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RE: ? WATER SHOES - 7/19/2012 12:54:55 PM

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You will need them if you plan to snorkel off White Sand beach as it has a shallow reef. My friends love the deeper snorkeling off Kantenah. One of my friends wears water shoes there, one does not, I never wear water shoes but you will need flip flops or some footwear to walk to the salt water pool to the south.

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RE: ? WATER SHOES - 7/19/2012 4:01:54 PM

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It really does seem to depend on the time of day and what the weather has been like recently. Last October the entry to the Kantenah side was a little rocky some days, but not severe. I also noticed rocks in the dry part of the sand while walking along the White Sand side. I brought water shoes with me but ended up not using them because the rocks weren't bad at all.

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RE: ? WATER SHOES - 7/19/2012 4:16:46 PM

chocirish

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You guys are all the best!!! Thanks. It is 107 with no breeze here in Tulsa as I type this, and hubby seems determined that we are going to move to the RM. Seriously. Or maybe he is just delirious from the heat...

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RE: ? WATER SHOES - 7/30/2012 12:49:04 PM

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Never leave home without water shoes....you won't regret it and even if you feel you don't need them, you will have them just in case!

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RE: ? WATER SHOES - 7/31/2012 1:29:16 PM

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quote:

ORIGINAL: rdonley

Never leave home without water shoes....you won't regret it and even if you feel you don't need them, you will have them just in case!

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RE: ? WATER SHOES - 7/31/2012 4:12:15 PM

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I don't even own water shoes any more. Had them at one time and never used them.

But then I grew up in Fla. running around barefoot. That may have something to do with it...

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RE: ? WATER SHOES - 7/31/2012 4:31:58 PM

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I don't even own water shoes any more. Had them at one time and never used them.

But then I grew up in Fla. running around barefoot. That may have something to do with it...

Running around barefoot ??? We're you pregnant too ????

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RE: ? WATER SHOES - 7/31/2012 6:32:37 PM

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I don't even own water shoes any more. Had them at one time and never used them.

But then I grew up in Fla. running around barefoot. That may have something to do with it...

Running around barefoot ??? We're you pregnant too ????

No. I wasn't in the damn kitchen either smartass.

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RE: ? WATER SHOES - 8/1/2012 7:44:28 AM

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quote:

ORIGINAL: Tortuga Tom

quote:

ORIGINAL: GRUMPERS

quote:

ORIGINAL: Tortuga Tom

I don't even own water shoes any more. Had them at one time and never used them.

But then I grew up in Fla. running around barefoot. That may have something to do with it...

Running around barefoot ??? We're you pregnant too ????

No. I wasn't in the damn kitchen either smartass.

You guys - thanks for the

choco - take the water shoes......to be honest, I've taken them on a few trips and they never made it out of the suitcase.

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RE: ? WATER SHOES - 8/16/2012 1:30:03 PM

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Picked up neoprene paddling socks to go in my fins as they were slipping off, but since the first trip I ditched the fins and use the socks. They help a bit with momentum but are great for getting in and out of the water. Also never have to worry about fins hitting the coral which I would hate to do even accidentally.
And I think they're only about $12

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RE: ? WATER SHOES - 8/16/2012 1:48:31 PM

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I've taken mine for the last umpteen trips, and they come back unused. I'm not taking them next time. I'll probably wish I had them.

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RE: ? WATER SHOES - 8/16/2012 4:11:20 PM

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I never used them to get into the water, I used them more for the long walks around the resort. After a while the hard cement and pathways take their toll on bare feet. After a couple long hauls from one end of the resort to the other in bare feet....I never left them in the room again. Of course flip-flops will suffice as well. Once I was on the beach, I was barefoot with no problems all week.

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RE: ? WATER SHOES - 8/16/2012 9:18:23 PM

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ORIGINAL: KRBNBob

Been to GP many times and never needed water shoes, there are many places along the beach with nice sandy entrances.

Same here. Three trips to GP and never needed water shoes. But we do hang out at the north end of the resort.

Bring your snorkel gear though. Decent snorkeling along that northern beach!!!

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