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Re: Power Snorkel, Snuba, or Helmet Diving?

Posted on: Sat, 10 Mar 2007 19:47:16 -0600

Unfortunately, I just turned 60 and have had a bad experience at 10 being
dunked under and held under by older cousins and friends.
Hard to even get me into the water.
Doing the helmet diving was huge for me.

"Tom K" wrote in message
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> "Jr." wrote in message
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>>I do not know how to swim so I can't snorkel or scuba without feeling a
>>little intimidated.
>> My wife and I did go Helmet Diving in St. Thomas about 3 years ago. It
>> was my idea.
>> I figured if I was going to sink to the bottom I might as well walk on
>> it.
>> They give you a big release form to fill out and once you sign it there
>> is about a 5 minute orientation talk.
>> You then put on the water shoes and gloves and go to the ladder.
>> When I stepped into the water and had the helmet put on me, as soon as I
>> saw the water go above my head I stopped breathing. Then I heard the
>> bubbles behind me and I started breathing and went down to the bottom.
>> We walked around for about 30 minutes anywhere from 15 to 35 feet under
>> the water surface.
>> The view was wonderful, we didn't get our heads wet, we kept our glasses
>> on and enjoyed the walk.
>> Helmet diving is the only one of the three for me.
>>
>> As for the dangers aforementioned - the view and experience tremendously
>> outweigh the risk.
>>
>
> If you enjoyed the underwater experience, getting Swimming Lessons at your
> local Y is easy and not very expensive. Then you can try snorkeling.
>
> --Tom
>

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