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Snorkeling Comparison
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11/30/2016 12:42 AM
11/30/2016 12:42 AM
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capn_mark
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Hi folks, We are considering a bareboat catamaran charter out of SXM (first time to this area), and one of our favorite boating pasttimes is snorkelling. For those of you that have done a lot of snorkeling in other parts of the world, could you please tell me how some of these areas compare to SXM, and its nearby islands?
Sea Aquarium, Compass Cay, Thunderball - Exumas Indians, Dogs, Manchioneel, Caves - BVI's La Perouse Bay (dolphins), Po'olenalena turtles, Ulua (listening to the whales) - Maui
Any comments comparing the above spots to SXM, Anguilla, Gustavia etc would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks, Mark
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Re: Snorkeling Comparison
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11/30/2016 08:57 AM
11/30/2016 08:57 AM
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Carol_Hill
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Compared to any of those places, you will be disappointed with the snorkeling in SXM.
Carol Hill
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Re: Snorkeling Comparison
[Re: singbeach]
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11/30/2016 10:04 AM
11/30/2016 10:04 AM
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Carol_Hill
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Tintamarre has some of the best snorkeling around SXM, particularly for turtles, it doesn't matter which boat. But compared to many other places in the Caribbean, SXM has just had too many hurricanes, and the snorkeling is not as good as other places.
Carol Hill
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Re: Snorkeling Comparison
[Re: Carol_Hill]
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11/30/2016 01:40 PM
11/30/2016 01:40 PM
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LBI2SXM
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Carol_Hill said: Compared to any of those places, you will be disappointed with the snorkeling in SXM. Carol is 100% correct!!
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Re: Snorkeling Comparison
[Re: capn_mark]
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11/30/2016 07:26 PM
11/30/2016 07:26 PM
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Paul6363
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I have been to all the mentioned locations. The snorkeling on SXM is not in the same league but there are places that are acceptable for snorkeling. Shoal Bay on Auguilla is much better. I placed on youtube a few clips (video and pictures taken by me) showing snorkeling near Green Kay off Orient Beach and a youtube showing various beaches on SXM at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ty0EPfWeZRE&sns=emhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zi_dgvO0tec&sns=emYou will see on the second clips still pictures of marine life taken by me just off shore Orient Beach. Every day, I would see something different.
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