T1-
During snorkelling at ‘Treasure Cove’ I learnt a lot of skills. The first thing I learnt was how to stop your mask from fogging up. You wipe a layer of spit over the lens and although it sounds weird it really does work. The next thing I learnt was how to move about and to not be afraid of staring down rather than where you’re heading towards. It took me a few minutes to get used to this but once I did I just relaxed and started to enjoy what was underneath the water. One of the most important things I learn throughout this experience was how to clear my snorkel, after diving beneath the water. What you had to do was keep your head facing the bottom of the sea as your rose then once you reached the surface, push out a big breath of air and flick your head back at the same time. Sounds complicated right? Well it’s not at all. Our last lesson of the day was to always stick with someone when you were snorkelling, so we all chose partners and stayed with each other for the rest of the day.
During snorkelling at ‘Treasure Cove’ I learnt a lot of skills. The first thing I learnt was how to stop your mask from fogging up. You wipe a layer of spit over the lens and although it sounds weird it really does work. The next thing I learnt was how to move about and to not be afraid of staring down rather than where you’re heading towards. It took me a few minutes to get used to this but once I did I just relaxed and started to enjoy what was underneath the water. One of the most important things I learn throughout this experience was how to clear my snorkel, after diving beneath the water. What you had to do was keep your head facing the bottom of the sea as your rose then once you reached the surface, push out a big breath of air and flick your head back at the same time. Sounds complicated right? Well it’s not at all. Our last lesson of the day was to always stick with someone when you were snorkelling, so we all chose partners and stayed with each other for the rest of the day.
T2-
During my experience I only saw some black and white stripped fish, some larger fish (about a 25cm long), crabs and a puff fish as I was walking back to the bus which had washed ashore. We mostly snorkelled along the shore line of Treasure Cove but went out a bit deeper later into the snorkel. The water was dead easy to see when you were by yourself or with your partner but as soon as you travelled in a group, all the sand from the bottom of the sea was kicked up and made nearly impossible to see through! The best part would easily have been when I was chasing the large 25cm fish around the shore. My greatest challenge would have been clearing my snorkel after diving deep and getting out of the water with flippers on.
During my experience I only saw some black and white stripped fish, some larger fish (about a 25cm long), crabs and a puff fish as I was walking back to the bus which had washed ashore. We mostly snorkelled along the shore line of Treasure Cove but went out a bit deeper later into the snorkel. The water was dead easy to see when you were by yourself or with your partner but as soon as you travelled in a group, all the sand from the bottom of the sea was kicked up and made nearly impossible to see through! The best part would easily have been when I was chasing the large 25cm fish around the shore. My greatest challenge would have been clearing my snorkel after diving deep and getting out of the water with flippers on.
Hi Edward ,
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It sounds like snorkelling was a lot of fun.
Love Lib and Rob