My grand daughter, with her jaunty hat and a sassy face, made one of the local magazines on her first sea venture that day. Just a casual shot that told a delightful story. That makes them an observer instead of a participant. True, there are times when observation makes more sense than say, running before the bulls. But that is for the macho crazies of the world.
Snorkeling is for anybody.
Children and the elderly can enjoy this wonderful experience without any threat to life or limb. The sea is warm and clear, very shallow inside the reef, and you can even walk out there if you don't mind the time and effort. Of course swimming is much less work. If you have never had an underwater experience, let me urge you to give this lazy man's way of enjoying the water a try. You don't have to know how to swim, you can even wear a buoyancy jacket if you like, and you can become a participant in one of the most enjoyable events you will ever know in your lifetime.