Jack Hamilton wrote:
>Rosalie B. wrote:
>
>> So then I thought about Italy, but my other daughter says that you
>>can't really see Italy unless you can do a lot of walking, which I
>>can't.
>
>That's probably true - I did a lot of walking when I was there.
>
>>So I thought about Galapagos where I would really like to go,
>>or Costa Rica where I've been. His mom says she doesn't think we'd
>>get all the benefit out of the Galapagos unless we dive, and she
>>doesn't want him to dive that young (and maybe also she has doubts
>>about him diving with me)
>
>I'd go fot the Galapagos. It's probably true that he won't get all
>the benefits if he doesn't go diving, but there's so much there to see
>that he won't get all the benefits even if he does go diving - he'll
>miss something else.
>
>Could snorkeling be an acceptable compromise? 14 is not too young to
>do that.
Oh he's been snorkeling since he was about 4 and probably later free
diving. Also fishing and piloting his dad's motor boat starting at
about 6, including going on all day fishing trips with his dad
(without his mom). One of the things he had fairly early was a wet
suit. His dad also takes him on hunting trips on land.
He also plays baseball in a major way, was a goalie on the middle
school soccer team as a 6th grader, and I think is going to play
football this year (8th grade). I'm not sure, other than fishing,
hunting and sports, whether he has any interests.
Do the mainstream trips (not liveaboard dive boats) do snorkeling?
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