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Maxine - 26 Sep 2006 20:18 GMT

My husband and I are not divers, but really enjoy snorkelling, which we've
mostly done on the north shore of Kauai. We're not terribly adventurous,
and don't tend to go far from shore or dive deep. But we love to see a wide
variety of sea life and coral.

We don't enjoy big resort areas, but prefer quieter, less populated (though
not deserted) areas.

Also, neither of us has much Spanish.

So, with all that said, can anyone recommend a good place for us to take a
winter vacation Mexico, Baja or otherwise? We live in Northern California.

Thanks!

Maxine

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Dan Bracuk - 26 Sep 2006 23:21 GMT

Maxine <mg@nospam.com> pounded away at his keyboard resulting in:

:My husband and I are not divers, but really enjoy snorkelling, which we've
:mostly done on the north shore of Kauai. We're not terribly adventurous,
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:So, with all that said, can anyone recommend a good place for us to take a
:winter vacation Mexico, Baja or otherwise? We live in Northern California.

Hawaii. Kahalu'u Beach Park is like snorkelling in an aquarium. Best
I've seen anywhere.

Dan Bracuk
If we don't succeed, we run the risk of failure.

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Lee Bell - 27 Sep 2006 03:40 GMT

> Hawaii. Kahalu'u Beach Park is like snorkelling in an aquarium. Best
> I've seen anywhere.

Did I miss something or have we sold Hawaii to Mexico? 8^)

Lee

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nospam@all.please.net - 27 Sep 2006 05:39 GMT

>> Hawaii. Kahalu'u Beach Park is like snorkelling in an aquarium. Best
>> I've seen anywhere.
>
> Did I miss something or have we sold Hawaii to Mexico? 8^)
>
> Lee

What has the U.S. not sold to Mexico?

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Lee Bell - 27 Sep 2006 12:53 GMT

>> Did I miss something or have we sold Hawaii to Mexico? 8^)

> What has the U.S. not sold to Mexico?

Drugs

Lee

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Maxine - 28 Sep 2006 00:40 GMT

> Maxine <mg@nospam.com> pounded away at his keyboard resulting in:
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> Dan Bracuk
> If we don't succeed, we run the risk of failure.

Thanks, but I'm looking for a place to go in Mexico.

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Dillon Pyron - 04 Oct 2006 05:53 GMT

>My husband and I are not divers, but really enjoy snorkelling, which we've
>mostly done on the north shore of Kauai. We're not terribly adventurous,
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>We don't enjoy big resort areas, but prefer quieter, less populated (though
>not deserted) areas.

The problem is that the only places you can get to reliably are "big
resort areas". I personally wouldn't care to drive through Baja. Used
to fly in from Torrance, but not drive.

>Also, neither of us has much Spanish.

Outside of the major resort areas, that would present a major problem.

>So, with all that said, can anyone recommend a good place for us to take a
>winter vacation Mexico, Baja or otherwise? We live in Northern California.

Fly in to Cozumel. Good (although reportedly still not as good as it
used to be) snorkling, plenty of night life and almost everyone speaks
better English than my Spanish.

>Thanks!
>
>Maxine

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Al Wells - 04 Oct 2006 12:13 GMT

> My husband and I are not divers, but really enjoy snorkelling, which we've
> mostly done on the north shore of Kauai. We're not terribly adventurous,
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> So, with all that said, can anyone recommend a good place for us to take a
> winter vacation Mexico, Baja or otherwise? We live in Northern California.

Take a look at Akumal and the area between Akumal and Tuluum. Akumal is
a fairly quiet place. I don't know anything about the snorkeling there,
except that I see alot of people doing it in the lagoons, and I think
at least one of the shops there takes people out in a boat to snorkel.
Snorkeling trips to the cenotes are also available, and you can also
just do it on your own if you have transportation and some knowledge of
where to go.

you can get by with little or no Spanish in the towns.

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Daniel Kessler - 04 Oct 2006 14:40 GMT

the best snorkeling I've ever encountered was out in Fiji.

It is a resort that was run by an American couple from Pennsylvania. To get
there, clients would fly from Nadi to Savusavu (Vanua Levu) and take a boat over
to this remote island -- can't think of the name of the resort just now. This
island was out in the middle of what is called "Bligh Water" as in "Mutiny on the
Bounty." Apparently Capt'n Bligh and his remaining crew from the H.M.S. Bounty
found there way through these waters.

One could also fly there in a sea plane (cost me over $500 at the time -- round
trip). They have several bures (cottages). I also heard that the water
"crossing" from Savusavu, depending on the weather -- could be quite rough! Glad
I took the plane and could afford it at the time.

Some may recall that this Pennsylvania couple once had a diving resort off Panama
and were attacked and nearly killed by drug runners. They fled and set up shop in
Fiji. The cottages and dining room were about 200 steps up a cliff --Yikes -- I
had to tote my u/w camera and gear up all those steps twice daily without any
assistance (don't ask me how I did it). Wasn't their name "Moody?"

At the end of the day and after dinner, this couple would sit in two large fan
chairs right out of a Tennessee William movie -- conversation was "difficult" and
as I left the resort -- a couple from Oakland (a judge and his wife)...the wife
turned to me, with regard to the resort and said to me in a scary, low moaning
voice --"the island of Dr. Moreau" or something like that -- referring to a novel
(or was it a film) in which the owners of the island resort, through some sorcery
or evil spirts ---turned their guests into animals! Yes, they were a hard
working couple but a bit scary! I felt a bit sorry for them -- having endured
Noriega's drug runners back in Panama and having to set up shop again in a new
place. I wonder what ever happened to them?

I acutally cut my stay there short by a couple of days to escape the atmosphere
of such foreboding. But the snorkeling was the best I ever encountered and the
bures were quite nice with spectacular views, being so high up on that pinacle or
rock and shrubs (and oh...those stairs).

> > My husband and I are not divers, but really enjoy snorkelling, which we've
> > mostly done on the north shore of Kauai. We're not terribly adventurous,
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> you can get by with little or no Spanish in the towns.

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Daniel Kessler - 04 Oct 2006 18:39 GMT

it has just come back to me...the name of the resort was "Moody's Nemena."

I wonder if they're still out there? Or did they return to Pennsyl -- tucky?

> the best snorkeling I've ever encountered was out in Fiji.
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> > you can get by with little or no Spanish in the towns.

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johnvon - 06 Oct 2006 14:07 GMT

I got back from Cancun 2 days ago. We dove Cozumel, and it was outstanding!
There were snorkelers on the boat and they loved it.

John

> My husband and I are not divers, but really enjoy snorkelling, which we've
> mostly done on the north shore of Kauai. We're not terribly adventurous,
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> Maxine

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Lee Bell - 06 Oct 2006 15:05 GMT

> I got back from Cancun 2 days ago. We dove Cozumel, and it was
> outstanding!
> There were snorkelers on the boat and they loved it.

If the snorkelers like it, you didn't even come close to seeing the best
Cozumel has to offer to divers.

There may be some nice snorkeling sites in Cozumel, but I've never found
them. Almost anything in Grand Cayman is superior.

Lee

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