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Snorkeling is a fancy word for underwater breathing while changing. This is the heavenly experience of weightlessness, when the human body, waive any and all fear, all the negativity, and take your mind through the eyes of the inverted bubble as you wade through tunnels friendly fish, lobster lurking, prosperous sea fans, colorful corals, sea sponges, silent and rest of the sea cucumber, sea rays, sleeping, and a huge vast green and hawksbill sea turtles. Imagine you just received a personal invitation to the animated sea creature to go on a tour of a giant fish tank the size of a football field. This is what the snorkeling experience, that those who have never experienced the natural high that no snorkeling.

Years ago, as he lay on the rear deck of a sailboat anchored off Bird Island - located about a half mile east of the island of Jumby Bay, Antigua and hotels - I saw a blue wrasse circle the boat a few times. I grabbed a piece of bread in my hand, and because the fish take it. The first day, patience is better for me and my big heart. The second day came closer. On the third day, he felt confident enough that the bread from my hand. Five days, or the imagination is better than me, or am I flipping out because my little fish friend indeed beckoned me to follow it. So I bought a snorkel and mask the ship and after a few workouts, I was on my way to my little friend next.

The first reaction was: "Wow!" Marine sponges, purple, yellow, white and brown corals, giant squid and sea horses, swam down --- I saw them as my little friend introduced me to the world - a kind of thank you for sharing my lunch every day. Of course, I got hooked.

Learn to Snorkel: 10 Simple Keys:

After teaching so many people to snorkel, many people who first told me: "I can not swim," I have decided to provide this information to several million. A whole new world of entertainment awaits you in the color liquid.

Never say can not swim, snorkel or do not know. Assuming that you are able to physically, the only reason I can not swim, you might never taught that the only reason why you can not snorkel, it might never be tried. So start watching the Discovery Channel and watch the beauty and ease at which the human body glide through the water when it's the most relaxed state.

Key number 1 ... Go to the Dive shop, sporting goods store, Amazon or Google or Target stores. Click inside the snorkel gear for outdoor units. Check out the different types of equipment you will need. Only about $ 100.00, you can learn one of the safest, healthiest and most rewarding sports available. You'll need a mask, a pair of fins, and the vest is not mandatory. If the vest is a lively, nervous, and then swimming, then buy the vest.

Key number 2 .. Snorkeling is a fancy word for being able to breathe comfortably underwater. Thus, the mask has proper equipment needed to ensure that the water does not seep through. The tube fits into the strap of the mask and protrudes above the water surface to allow air to breath through your mouth, because the mask is built in such a way that fits the nose of the mask. Your first objective is to ensure that the open tip of the pipe does not go under the water while taking a breath. So before you put the mask in the comfort of your home to keep her nose, and learn to breathe through your mouth while the nose. Try listening to music or reading a book while doing it. This simulates the kind of entertainment will be pleasant, while snorkeling.

Key 3 No ... When buying or renting a mask, make sure the mask fits. Most hotels in the Caribbean - particularly well-known beaches, reefs - their own snorkel gear available for guests. Before you book the next Caribbean vacation, the travel agency: "There is a hotel with crystal clear water and snorkeling off the beach?

Not all Caribbean hotels good snorkeling from the adjacent beach. Some boat trips reefs, others do not need to type a clear visibility for snorkeling. Do your own research, read the guest comments on the web. As a person who has snorkeled in the Caribbean, the Pacific Islands and the Mediterranean, my favorite places: Barbuda, Bequia, and Antigua and to almost 400 beaches, including dozens of uninhabited islands and ecologically intact. Most people will tell you that Antigua has the world's best beaches, and it is difficult to discuss, but what few people know that although tens of Antigua boasts best-rated beaches, as in most destinations, the sister island of Barbuda is - in my opinion and dive in the opinion of many professional person - at least two of the world's most beautiful, both of uninhabited beaches, more than 10 miles in length each. A beach stretches for 17 miles of pink sand and stretches for more than 12 nautical miles, the reef-fringed, full of lobster, half a mile from shipwrecks, and all sorts of beautiful fish and marine life. I recommend the latter for experienced swimmers, because even if you had a week to examine the last beach that will not have enough time to explore the reefs and all the beauty.

How to check the mask? Put on your mask, pulled the mask on your face, and to secure the straps behind his head comfortably and conveniently. Make sure your hair is not a rubber mask. If you can get over the hair, then it will be below the water. You want to secure the mask so that it is not under water. If you are under water that is added to the mask. As you exercise, you will discover that the easiest way to get the water out of the mask to hold the face mask, press the top and, as a mask against the hard blows, the water is leaking out. In the beginning, because then snorkeling, where you can stand, just stop, stand up, lean your head back and drain the water out. So that the water in the pipe, or remove the mouth, and to empty, or if you face below the waterline, just put your lips tightly over the rubber pipe and blow out all water. Initially, you will want to drain the standing water. However, as you grow in confidence, just use your mouth to blow out the water. If you have ever played the flute, or blowing instrument, the same principles should apply, they behave as if to spit out the grape, and make sure you blow out all water.

Key number 4 ... Handy practical test ... This simple technique I call the test of practical experience. Put on your mask, making sure that no hair under the side of the mask, put a pipe in his mouth. For this test, the need of the tub, the pool, the hotel beach or a lake. Stand about 4 feet of water, and after ensuring that the mask and the pipe (tube) equipped with an appropriate, press the side of the rubber at the beginning of the mask: the mask that seals to your face. Next, do the entire face below the waterline to make sure that water does not seep in. If your water is leaking, make sure the hinges are strong enough to do the hair and beard, mustache or hairlines allows water to seep the rubber of the mask, and then go through the steps again. Do not breathe out of the mask to fog up. If you are a beginner, ask the shop to check anti-fogging spray.

Key number 5 ... Once the mask is waterproof, slip the pipe (tube) under your head straps, bracing against your face, blow hard to make sure that the water was not included in the tube, and then begin to breathe through the tube, while the head under the water . Once you have a waterproof mask and pipe, and then breathe through the tube without entering the water, then 90% of the way to snorkeling. The university and other natural physics.

Key number 6 ... Make sure your fins fit comfortably, not too closely, or to interfere with seizures - is strong enough that they do not fall, if you paddle. You need to know the shoe size. The final size of your shoe size. Put on your fins to make sure it is safe and comfortable. Try walking backwards. If you wade in the water comfortably, it is now 99% complete. , Before the mask, fins can try swimming in their own called snake crawls, or mermaid movements. Do not bend the knee, as if this hop, skip and jump, or exercise bike movements. The more relaxed and continuous motion, the less likely that seizure.

Key number 7 ... Lock down your mind and get into automatic mode. The reason: the body's natural vivid, if quiet mode. Imagine you are about to stretch out a giant water bed. Because the mask is strapped to the back of his head, and closely matched, make sure the hose or a pipe above the water. Gently push the arm, like a cross, and imagine you go to bed. The same motion, you feel like you're in a giant water bed, with one exception: you can see and breathe under water. Just use your arms to steer. If you push both arms slowly backward, then go further. If you slowly push forward, go backward. If you want to get right, just press the left hand, if you want to go left, push the right hand - in other words, if you want to go, use your other hand to push in there.

Key Number 8 ... Make sure you try the first time snorkeling at the beach, surrounded by at least one assist. This is so simple that addicted and forget to come to where you are or where you go. If it is very windy or very choppy forget it, unless you are experienced. The visibility is not good, and it is likely that you will swallow a lot of water.

Key number 9 ... Try to be natural and fluid movements are possible. Remember, fins, and ABC is designed to make you look and swim like one of the natives. Try to blend, and does not behave like an obnoxious party crasher.

Key 10 ... NEVER GO snorkeling in the ocean alone and stay out of boats TRAVEL!

With these simple keys to worlds of wonder, beauty and relaxation awaits you.