After the devices made a full recovery, he came up to me and with a perfectly straight face, said what he enjoyed most about snorkeling was the delightful silence of the underwater world. Probably the most important responsibility while snorkeling is to listen to and abide by your personal limitations. These change daily depending on water temperature, surge or current conditions, how much sleep you may have had the night before, your health status, or how much snorkeling you've recently done. Individually, each of us knows best what our limitations are at any given time, and for the benefit of ourselves and our companions, we must be responsive to those messages. While many people measure snorkeling skills by how long they can stay in the water, how fast they can kick, how deep they can freedive or how long they can stay beneath the surface, the real measure of skill is the ability to remain relaxed.
Snorkeling is participation in the aquatic wilderness.
Developing and maintaining a calm, easy demeanor in the water is your best key to unlocking the treasure chest of fascinating mysteries the underwater world contains. Snorkeling is for all ages, but the older the better to appreciate the continuity of life above and below the water, and the connectedness of everything. Inc. All Rights Reserved.