You have not lived until you’re vacationing in Hawaii and you’re just no more than one hundred yards off the shore and snorkeling. The warm water and tremendous variety of fish and plant life make the experience very memorable. What is snorkeling you ask?
Snorkeling is wearing a scuba mask with a snorkeling tube attached and wearing scuba fins on your feet to help you move around in the water. It is not a sport you can immediately jump into and start doing. The snorkeling tube can be difficult to use for first time user and many people get anxious of not being able to breathe the first time they are in the water. Experts recommend practicing wearing the mask and using the breathing tube in calm water prior to venturing out to sea. You must master two tasks prior to going to the ocean.
The two tasks are clearing the snorkeling tube when water gets into the tube and clearing your mask when it fogs up. The most import task is to learn not to panic when water gets into the breathing tube. When you snorkel and get water in the breathing tube then just blow through the tube to remove the water. This takes a little practice so it is important to do this exercise in shallow water until you have the task perfected.
The second task is how to clear your mask when it fogs up. The fog condition occurs when moisture in your breath condenses on the cold glass surface of the mask. If your mask begins to fog during a dive you can clear it by cracking the seal of the mask from your face to allow a little water into the mask. Then look downward to wash the condensation from the lens and then clear the water out of the mask.
Snorkeling is a fantastic way to enjoy sea life while on vacation or on a get a way trip to the sea shore. The sport requires some knowledge of how to safely use the equipment. The skill of not panicking when water gets into the breathing tube takes practice but is well worth your time and effort once you’re in the ocean and watching the abundant sea life.
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