Admittedly, sometimes it's fun to surface dive just for the sake of it. One of the great joys of being in the water is the freedom to move in all three dimensions. Just remember, however deep you go, eventually, we'd like you back. Most snorkelers enjoy surface diving because it allows them to more closely examine the shallow reef. Juvenile and other small fish often dwell in the coral crevices, and nocturnal fish are found hiding by day under coral outcroppings.
Anemones often shelter small shrimps in their tentacles.
Surface diving gives us, as snorkelers, the opportunity to examine these and other tropical delights for ourselves. After a few surface diving trials, Sheila dove and, hanging upside down, examined those sticks for herself. She returned to the surface, hardly the relaxed, composed snorkeler of a few moments before. After that, we only saw Sheila when she came up for air. Inc. All Rights Reserved.