This as only the third time! I found it super-easy to pick up, and I think the key is that every time I had a mask that covered my nose so it was easy to just breathe through the snorkel.
The first time was at Eden Rock in Grand Cayman, and I more-or-less figured it out on my own. The second time was at Roatan, Honduras, and the snorkeling expedition we did there had a guy who gave a 15-minute Snorkeling 101 class where he showed us how to rinse out our masks with sea water before putting them on (and to rinse them periodically if they fogged), and how to go underwater and let the snorkel fill up with water, then blow it all out. I'm not sure *why* that was necessary, but maybe it was to show us what to do if we wanted to dive deeper.
I like using the fins, too, as they add to my limited swimming ability. :) Mom sent me to many swim lessons as a kid and pretty much--if you thrown me in the water I won't immediately drown, but I never got the knack of *swimming*. Perhaps it was always because I was too buoyant.
Anyway, this time as I was getting into the water, I felt a bit weird in the chest and I coughed a bit, but that went away as soon as I was entirely in. I think it was my body responding to the temperature difference, with a bit of psychological fear due to not being able to see where I was going or what I was stepping on--once I could see everything, that went away.
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The first time was at Eden Rock in Grand Cayman, and I more-or-less figured it out on my own. The second time was at Roatan, Honduras, and the snorkeling expedition we did there had a guy who gave a 15-minute Snorkeling 101 class where he showed us how to rinse out our masks with sea water before putting them on (and to rinse them periodically if they fogged), and how to go underwater and let the snorkel fill up with water, then blow it all out. I'm not sure *why* that was necessary, but maybe it was to show us what to do if we wanted to dive deeper.
I like using the fins, too, as they add to my limited swimming ability. :) Mom sent me to many swim lessons as a kid and pretty much--if you thrown me in the water I won't immediately drown, but I never got the knack of *swimming*. Perhaps it was always because I was too buoyant.
Anyway, this time as I was getting into the water, I felt a bit weird in the chest and I coughed a bit, but that went away as soon as I was entirely in. I think it was my body responding to the temperature difference, with a bit of psychological fear due to not being able to see where I was going or what I was stepping on--once I could see everything, that went away.